2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for West Virginia Delegate District 38
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Douglas K. Stalnaker (D) won re-election with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Derrick W. Love (R) by 39.8 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Douglas K. StalnakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.7%5,108
Derrick W. LoveRepublican
29.9%2,192
7,327 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)