2008Final results
2008 election for West Virginia Delegate District 38
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Peggy Donaldson Smith (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Derrick W. Love (R) by 31.5 points.
Peggy Donaldson SmithDemocrat · winner
65.7%4,510
Derrick W. LoveRepublican
34.3%2,351
6,861 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 2008
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)