1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Dave Pethtel (D) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Ed Amos Jr. (R) by 29.4 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Dave PethtelDemocrat · winner
64.7%2,620
Ed Amos Jr.Republican
35.3%1,428
4,048 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)