1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Cabell
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert R. Nelson (D), John M. Bobbitt (R), David B. Daugherty (R), Charles E. Romine Jr. (R), Jody G. Smirl (R) and Hugh A. Kincaid (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsRobert R. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.4%21,703
John M. BobbittRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.1%21,188
David B. DaughertyRepublican · winner
9.0%20,759
Charles E. Romine Jr.Republican · winner
8.9%20,693
Jody G. SmirlRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.9%20,564
Hugh A. KincaidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.5%19,617
Freda PaulDemocrat · incumbent
8.3%19,166
James M. CaseyDemocrat · incumbent
8.2%18,990
John W. DickensheetsRepublican
7.8%18,067
Gerald E. BroughtonRepublican
7.6%17,509
H. Fred FergusonDemocrat
7.2%16,789
Don E. BoothDemocrat
7.2%16,787
231,832 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)