1998Final results
1998 election for West Virginia Delegate District 43
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Paul E. Prunty (D), Mike Caputo (D) and A. James Manchin (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsPaul E. PruntyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.9%9,293
Mike CaputoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.0%8,724
A. James ManchinDemocrat · winner
22.4%6,730
John KennedyRepublican
14.3%4,298
David Wallace CroftLibertarian
3.5%1,053
30,098 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
The candidates
Paul E. Prunty (D)Mike Caputo (D)A. James Manchin (D)John Kennedy (R)
Also on the ballot: David Wallace Croft (Libertarian), 3.5%