2024Final results
2024 election for West Virginia Delegate District 97
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Chris Anders (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Lucia Valentine (D) by 8.3 points.
Chris AndersRepublican · winner
54.2%4,594
Lucia ValentineDemocrat
45.8%3,888
The same year, the district voted R+17.0 for president; this race was R+8.3.8,482 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)