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1996Final results

1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 50

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Jerry L. Mezzatesta (D) won re-election with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Dean P. Frohnapple (R) by 28.9 points.

Jerry L. MezzatestaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%4,184
35.6%2,310
6,494 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+25.01994D+28.91996D+29.11998

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