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2002Final results

2002 election for West Virginia Delegate District 35

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

John W. Shelton (D) won re-election with 82.6% of the vote, defeating Steve Forloine (REF) by 65.3 points.

John W. SheltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.6%3,135
17.4%659
3,794 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

EvenD+25.92004D+15.82006

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