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2004Final results

2004 election for West Virginia Delegate District 40

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Mary M. Poling (D) won re-election with 61.2% of the vote, defeating William Robert Wright (R) by 22.4 points.

Mary M. PolingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.2%4,743
38.8%3,006
7,749 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+5.32002D+22.42004D+43.62006D+27.82008

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