RepublicanNot in office · last served 1990Last on a ballot: Nov 1988

Paul J. Otte

Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3 (1974–1990). Ran in 16 elections between 1974 and 1988, winning 15.

Last office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3

Last margin: +0.4; Won 1988
Elections: 16; 1974–1988

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

Career

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

19761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3Out of office

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

Every race Otte has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1988	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	David McKinley (R), Andy Katz (D), M. Toni Anthonyrusen (D)	27.7%	R+0.4
1988	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	David McKinley (R)	49.2%	−1.5
1986	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	David McKinley (R), Bill Reger (D), Thais Blatnik (D)	21%	R+1.2
1986	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	David McKinley (R), Georgia Velas Doerr (R)	35.3%	+0.5
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	David McKinley (R), Thais Blatnik (D), Bill Reger (D)	21.9%	R+2.5
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	David McKinley (R), Georgia Velas Doerr (R)	35.2%	+0.4
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	Thais Blatnik (D), David McKinley (R), Gary A. Sacco (D)	21%	D+0.1
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	David McKinley (R), Norman Barney (R)	36.5%	+2.1
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	Thais Blatnik (D), John Karras (D), George Dober (R)	14.4%	R+0.5
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	George Dober (R), John P. Bailey (R), David McKinley (R)	25.3%	+1.5
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	George Dober (R), Arthur L. McKenzie (R), John Karras (D)	16.5%	R+2.1
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	George Dober (R), Arthur L. McKenzie (R), Jim Pfeiffer (R)	25.8%	+3.7
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	Thais Blatnik (D), John Karras (D), Jerry A. Tighe (D)	14.5%	D+0.3
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Won	Thomas E. Welch (R), Howard Vincent Corcoran Jr. (R), William A. Fluty (R)	26%	+5.3
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	General	Won	James E. Altmeyer (R), George H. Seibert Jr. (R), Michael J. Moyle (R)	12.7%	D+2.6
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3	Primary	Lost	George H. Seibert Jr. (R), James E. Altmeyer (R), Jerry A. Tighe (R)	17.5%	−6.6

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Otte has held

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 3 · 1974–1990

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Otte has run against

David McKinley (R) · 1988 election, won
Thais Blatnik (D) · 1982 election, won
George Dober (R) · 1978 election, won
James E. Altmeyer (R) · 1974 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive