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1998Final results

1998 election for West Virginia Delegate District 49

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Robert A. Schadler (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating James T. Nicol (D) by 16.8 points.

Robert A. SchadlerRepublican · winner
58.4%2,420
41.6%1,724
4,144 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

EvenR+21.71994R+20.61996R+16.81998R+13.72000

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