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2002Final results

2002 election for West Virginia Delegate District 56

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Robert C. Tabb (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating James Whitacre (R) by 3.0 points.

Robert C. TabbDemocrat · winner
51.5%1,933
James WhitacreRepublican
48.5%1,820
3,753 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+3.02002D+3.72004D+19.52006

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