1998Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1998 election for West Virginia Delegate District 44
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Charlene Marshall (D), Nancy Houston (D), Sheirl Lee Fletcher (R) and Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsCharlene MarshallDemocrat · winner
17.4%8,981
Nancy HoustonDemocrat · winner
15.2%7,875
Sheirl Lee FletcherRepublican · winner
15.2%7,863
Barbara Evans FleischauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.9%7,697
Eugene ClaypoleDemocrat · incumbent
14.7%7,614
Cindy FrichRepublican
12.5%6,475
Danny ParrishRepublican
6.3%3,252
Bob JonesLibertarian
3.9%2,004
51,761 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
Charlene Marshall (D)Nancy Houston (D)Sheirl Lee Fletcher (R)Barbara Evans Fleischauer (D)Eugene Claypole (D)Cindy Frich (R)Danny Parrish (R)
Also on the ballot: Bob Jones (Libertarian), 3.9%