RepublicanNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1988

John H. Reed III

Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12 (1984–1988). Ran in 12 elections between 1978 and 1988, winning 8.

Last office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12

Last margin: −2.9; Lost 1988
Elections: 12; 1978–1988

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

Career

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

1980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10 West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12Out of office

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

Every race Reed has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1988	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	General	Lost	Patricia White (D), Deborah F. Phillips (D), Charles H. Damron (D)	12.7%	D+2.9
1988	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	Primary	Won	P. E. McDermitt (R), Mary E. House (R)	37.7%	+5.5
1986	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	General	Won	Patricia White (D), Deborah F. Phillips (D), William J. Artrip (D)	13%	D+1.8
1986	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	Primary	Won	Mike Hall (R), Richard Patton (R), P. E. McDermitt (R)	24.3%	+2.7
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	General	Won	Patricia White (D), Deborah F. Phillips (D), James M. Casey (D)	13.2%	D+1.1
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	Primary	Won	P. E. McDermitt (R), William Hall (R)	37.8%	+5.7
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	General	Lost	Charles H. Damron (D), Joan McCallister (D), James M. Casey (D)	12%	D+2.9
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12	Primary	Won	Will J. Wellman (R), Robert F. Hoffman (R), Dempsey L. Barnett (R)	17.9%	+2.0
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10	General	Lost	Jimmy Joe Wedge (R), W. F. Carmichael (R), Oshel Craigo (D)	12.3%	D+1.1
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10	Primary	Won	Jimmy Joe Wedge (R), W. F. Carmichael (R), Olston O. Wright (R)	19.8%	−3.3
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10	General	Won	Jimmy Joe Wedge (R), W. F. Carmichael (R), Dan Shumate (D)	12.3%	D+1.4
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10	Primary	Lost	Jimmy Joe Wedge (R), W. F. Carmichael (R), Brad Sayer (R)	13.9%	−5.8

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Reed has held

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 12 · 1984–1988
West Virginia House of Delegates, District 10 · 1978–1980

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Reed has run against

Patricia White (D) · 1988 election, lost
Charles H. Damron (D) · 1982 election, lost
Jimmy Joe Wedge (R) · 1980 election, lost

Source: 99chambers results archive