1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Clay
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John W. Kyle (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Lane Ellis (D) by 5.8 points.
John W. KyleRepublican · winner
52.9%1,912
Lane EllisDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%1,702
3,617 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)