2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for West Virginia Delegate District 53
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Randy Smith (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Stan Shaver (D) by 15.1 points.
Randy SmithRepublican · winner
57.6%4,059
Stan ShaverDemocrat · incumbent
42.4%2,994
7,053 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)