1998Final results
1998 election for West Virginia Delegate District 54
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Overington (R) won re-election with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Laura Rauch Rose (D) by 19.2 points.
John OveringtonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%2,243
Laura Rauch RoseDemocrat
40.4%1,522
3,765 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)