2002Final results
2002 election for West Virginia Delegate District 17
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Richard Thompson (D) and Don Perdue (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsRichard ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.0%4,880
Don PerdueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.0%4,876
John SmithRepublican
18.1%2,149
11,905 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)