Dana Lee Lynch (born March 26, 1949) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 44 from January 12, 2013 to January 9, 2019. He was defeated on November 8, 2018 by 19-year-old Caleb Hanna. Elections 2012 To challenge Democratic Representative Joe Talbott (who had been redistricted from District 36), Lynch ran in the three-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary and placed first with 1,339 votes (37.8%) ahead of Representative Talbott, and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 3,351 votes (59.9%) against Republican nominee Robert Karnes. References External links Official page at the West Virginia Legislature Dana Lynch at Ballotpedia Dana L. Lynch at OpenSecrets 1949 births Living people Democratic Party members of the West Virginia House of Delegates People from Webster County, West Virginia 21st-century American politicians