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1996Final results

1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 40

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Richard Everson (D) won re-election with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Lonnie Lee Moore Sr. (R) by 30.3 points.

Richard EversonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%4,289
34.8%2,294
6,583 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+3.91992D+9.11994D+30.31996D+29.41998D+0.62000

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)