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2006Final results

2006 election for West Virginia Delegate District 40

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Mary M. Poling (D) won re-election with 71.8% of the vote, defeating Garry R. Tenney (R) by 43.6 points.

Mary M. PolingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.8%3,612
Garry R. TenneyRepublican
28.2%1,418
5,030 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+5.32002D+22.42004D+43.62006D+27.82008D+24.62010

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