1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 49
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Carl Thomas (R) won re-election with 60.3% of the vote, defeating James T. Nicol (D) by 20.6 points.
Carl ThomasRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%3,419
James T. NicolDemocrat
39.7%2,251
5,670 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)