2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2004 election for West Virginia Delegate District 50
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Ruth Rowan (R) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Jerry L. Mezzatesta (D) by 10.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Ruth RowanRepublican · winner
55.1%3,922
Jerry L. MezzatestaDemocrat · incumbent
44.9%3,201
7,123 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)