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2022Final results

2022 election for West Virginia Delegate District 97

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

John Hardy (R) won re-election with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Philip Wenner (D) by 16.2 points.

John HardyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%2,973
41.9%2,145
5,118 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

Races before and after

EvenR+10.12020 Pres.R+16.22022R+8.32024D+12.22026

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