RepublicanNot in office · last served 1986Last on a ballot: Nov 2020

Charles R. Shaffer

Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28 (1982–1986). Ran in 19 elections between 1968 and 2020, winning 16.

Last office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28

Last margin: −7.3; Lost 2020
Elections: 19; 1968–2020

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Shaffer was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District UPSHURWest Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28Out of office

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

Every race Shaffer has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Shaffer won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin	Baseline
2020	West Virginia State Senate, District 5	General	Lost	Robert H. Plymale (D)	46.4%	D+7.3	R+28.1
1996	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27	General	Lost	Robert S. Kiss (D), Ron Thompson (D), Robert P. Pulliam (D)	8.1%	D+9.2	—
1986	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28	General	Lost	Donald L. Stemple (R), Clifford L. Summers (D), Gregory T. Murphy (D)	21%	D+13.4	—
1986	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28	Primary	Won	Donald L. Stemple (R), Richard Norvell (R)	32.5%	−12.5	—
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28	General	Won	Donald L. Stemple (R), Joe E. Miller (D), Claudia Eve (D)	29.6%	R+0.8	—
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28	Primary	Won	Donald L. Stemple (R), Richard Norvell (R)	33.6%	−12.6	—
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28	General	Won	Joe E. Miller (D), Donald L. Stemple (R)	36.7%	R+4.7	—
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28	Primary	Won	Donald L. Stemple (R), Richard Norvell (R)	35.2%	−7.8	—
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	General	Won	Donald L. Stemple (R), E. E. Bryan (D)	37.3%	R+5.3	—
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	Primary	Won	Donald L. Stemple (R), Harley B. Day (R)	47.8%	+6.8	—
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	General	Won	E. E. Bryan (D), Gary L. Everson (R), M. Wood Stout (D)	28.6%	R+1.0	—
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	Primary	Won	Gary L. Everson (R)	54.1%	+8.3	—
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	General	Won	E. E. Bryan (D), Roger Thompson (D), Gary L. Everson (R)	25.8%	D+1.9	—
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	Primary	Won	Gary L. Everson (R), Frederick E. Thompson (R)	41.1%	+1.5	—
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	General	Won	E. E. Bryan (D), Gary L. Everson (R)	34.8%	R+1.8	—
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29	Primary	Won	Gary L. Everson (R), Thomas A. Clawson (R)	38.6%	+5.1	—
1972	West Virginia House of Delegates, Upshur	General	Won	French W. Long (D)	67.6%	R+35.2	—
1970	West Virginia House of Delegates, Upshur	General	Won	Berlin Karlen (D)	67.8%	R+35.5	—
1968	West Virginia House of Delegates, Upshur	General	Won	Berlin Karlen (D)	59.6%	R+19.3	—

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Shaffer has held

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 28 · 1982–1986
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 29 · 1974–1982
West Virginia House of Delegates, District UPSHUR · 1968–1974

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Shaffer has run against

Robert H. Plymale (D) · 2020 election, lost
Robert S. Kiss (D) · 1996 election, lost
Donald L. Stemple (R) · 1986 election, lost
Joe E. Miller (D) · 1982 election, won
E. E. Bryan (D) · 1978 election, won
French W. Long (D) · 1972 election, won
Berlin Karlen (D) · 1970 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive