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1998Final results

1998 election for West Virginia Delegate District 40

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Richard Everson (D) won re-election with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Carolyn A. Dolly (R) by 29.4 points.

Richard EversonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.9%2,990
33.4%1,590
3.7%176
4,756 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 1998

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)

The candidates

Richard Everson (D)Carolyn A. Dolly (R)

Also on the ballot: David Brent Wolfe (Libertarian), 3.7%