DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: May 1988
Shelby Leary
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 (1982–1988). Ran in 7 elections between 1982 and 1988, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −3.6
- Won 1986
- Elections
- 7
- 1982–1988
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Leary was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Leary has run
Margin: how far Leary finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | Primary | Lost | Florence Merow (D), Stephen L. Cook (D), Michael Buchanan (D) | 13% | −2.7 |
| 1986 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | General | Won | Michael Buchanan (D), Larry Schifano (D), Twila S. Metheney (D) | 14.4% | R+3.6 |
| 1986 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | Primary | Won | Larry Schifano (D), Michael Buchanan (D), Twila S. Metheney (D) | 16.7% | −0.1 |
| 1984 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | General | Won | Elizabeth Martin (D), Florence L. Morrow (D), Larry Schifano (D) | 14.6% | R+2.3 |
| 1984 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | Primary | Won | Elizabeth Martin (D), Larry Schifano (D), Florence Merow (D) | 13.2% | −1.4 |
| 1982 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | General | Won | Larry Schifano (D), Elizabeth Martin (D), Clyde Hagedorn (D) | 18.1% | R+2.6 |
| 1982 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 | Primary | Won | Larry Schifano (D), Elizabeth Martin (D), Clyde Hagedorn (D) | 10.2% | −5.4 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Leary has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 32 · 1982–1988
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Leary has run against
- Michael Buchanan (D) · 1986 election, won
- Elizabeth Martin (D) · 1984 election, won
- Larry Schifano (D) · 1982 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive