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2010 election for West Virginia Delegate District 56

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Eric L. Householder (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Terry Lee Walker (D) by 12.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Eric L. HouseholderRepublican · winner
56.4%3,322
43.6%2,573
5,895 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 2010

The seat's recent races

EvenD+3.02002D+3.72004D+19.52006R+12.72010

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