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2004Final results

2004 election for West Virginia Delegate District 43

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Mike Caputo (D), Tim Manchin (D) and Linda Longstreth (D) won the district's 3 seats.

3 seats
Mike CaputoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%16,244
Tim ManchinDemocrat · winner
22.9%14,717
Linda LongstrethDemocrat · winner
22.8%14,603
Brian WestfallRepublican
12.8%8,189
Thomas R. SmithRepublican
8.4%5,404
Blaine RichardsRepublican
7.8%4,974
64,131 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+6.92002D+28.12004D+25.42006D+18.12008

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