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2002Final results

2002 election for West Virginia Delegate District 58

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Dale Manuel (D) won re-election with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Fred Blackmer (R) by 17.5 points.

Dale ManuelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.7%2,353
Fred BlackmerRepublican
41.3%1,653
4,006 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+17.52002D+7.82004D+22.02006

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