2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for West Virginia Delegate District 16
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Kelli Sobonya (R), Greg Howard (R) and Jody G. Smirl (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsKelli SobonyaRepublican · winner
19.8%7,099
Greg HowardRepublican · winner
18.0%6,450
Jody G. SmirlRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.9%6,415
Dale G. StephensDemocrat · incumbent
17.1%6,124
Susan HubbardDemocrat · incumbent
15.2%5,446
Karen NanceDemocrat
12.2%4,366
35,900 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 2002
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)