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2022Final results

2022 election for West Virginia Delegate District 79

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Evan Hansen (D) won re-election with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Zach Lemaire (R) by 49.3 points.

Evan HansenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.7%2,790
Zach LemaireRepublican
25.3%947
3,737 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 2022

The seat's recent races

EvenD+42.42020 Pres.D+49.32022

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