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2004Final results

2004 election for West Virginia Delegate District 36

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Joe Talbott (D) won re-election with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Thompson (R) by 36.6 points.

Joe TalbottDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%4,297
Jim ThompsonRepublican
31.7%1,993
6,290 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenD+41.52002D+36.62004D+21.42006

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