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2008Final results

2008 election for West Virginia Delegate District 50

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Ruth Rowan (R) won re-election with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Royce B. Saville (D) by 26.1 points.

Ruth RowanRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%4,576
37.0%2,683
7,259 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

Races before and after

EvenR+10.12004R+14.82006R+26.12008R+43.72010

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