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1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Jackson

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

B. Noel Polen (R) won re-election with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Fred Hammack (D) by 12.0 points.

B. Noel PolenRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.0%5,142
Fred HammackDemocrat
44.0%4,038
9,180 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

EvenR+12.01968D+3.31970

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

B. Noel Polen (R)Fred Hammack (D)