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2002Final results

2002 election for West Virginia Delegate District 36

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Joe Talbott (D) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Jim Thompson (R) by 41.5 points.

Joe TalbottDemocrat · winner
65.9%2,548
Jim ThompsonRepublican
24.4%944
9.7%376
3,868 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+41.52002D+36.62004D+21.42006

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