Margaret R. Leach was a United States

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 Democratic politician

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 from West Virginia

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, best known for being a faithless elector

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 during 1988 United States presidential election.

She pledged to vote for Michael Dukakis

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 for President of the United States

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 and Lloyd Bentsen

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 for Vice President of the United States

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. However, she cast her vote for Bentsen as President and Dukakis as Vice President.

Leach was later a two-term member of the West Virginia House of Delegates

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, representing the 15th district from 2000 to 2006. She won the Democratic primary for a third term, but lost the general election in 2006.

Leach died in December, 2007.