1996Final results
1996 election for West Virginia Delegate District 56
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Dale Manuel (D) won re-election with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Richard W. Peacher (R) by 27.7 points.
Dale ManuelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%4,016
Richard W. PeacherRepublican
36.2%2,274
6,290 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)