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2006Final results

2006 election for West Virginia Delegate District 17

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Richard Thompson (D) and Don Perdue (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Richard ThompsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.0%5,538
Don PerdueDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.4%5,164
Lisa PeanaRepublican
24.6%3,499
14,201 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 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+38.82002D+32.02004D+19.22006D+21.32008

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