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2012Final results

2012 election for West Virginia Delegate District 44

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Dana L. Lynch (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Karnes (R) by 19.9 points.

Dana L. LynchDemocrat · winner
59.9%3,351
40.1%2,240
5,591 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+19.92012D+14.82014D+11.72016

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