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2000Final results

2000 election for West Virginia Delegate District 51

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Charles S. Trump IV (R) won re-election with 71.6% of the vote, defeating Claiborne B. Lashley (D) by 43.1 points.

Charles S. Trump IVRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.6%5,262
28.4%2,090
7,352 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 2000

The seat's recent races

EvenR+27.51992R+30.81996R+43.12000

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