DemocratNot in office · last served 1972Last on a ballot: May 1988

D. P. Given

D. P. Given ran in 10 elections between 1970 and 1988, winning 1. Served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (HD-WEBSTER).

Career

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

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-WEBSTEROut of office

Margin: how far Given finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1988	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 26	Primary	Lost	C. Farrell Johnson (D), Eugene T. Wilson (D), Elva Hughes (D)	22.5%	−10.7
1984	West Virginia State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Jae Spears (D)	35.9%	−28.1
1982	West Virginia State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Larry A. Tucker (D)	45%	−9.9
1980	West Virginia State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Jae Spears (D), Richard Benson (D)	27.2%	−15.2
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22	Primary	Lost	Larry A. Tucker (D), Robert L. Ward (D), Carl F. Williams (D)	25.5%	−9.9
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22	General	Lost	Larry A. Tucker (D), Albert L. Sommerville Jr. (D)	3.3%	R+49.6
1976	West Virginia State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Richard Benson (D), Harry B. Moore (D)	39.6%	−0.1
1974	West Virginia State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Carl E. Gainer (D)	39.2%	−21.5
1972	West Virginia State Senate, District 12	Primary	Lost	Richard Benson (D), Denzil P. Hines (D), Phillip Harnes (D)	21.6%	−23.7
1970	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-WEBSTER	General	Won	Elbert Gum (R)	75.1%	D+50.1