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1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Mason

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Eugene Ball (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating R. R. Smith (R) by 4.2 points.

Eugene BallDemocrat · winner
52.1%5,225
R. R. SmithRepublican
47.9%4,802
10,027 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

EvenD+4.21968D+4.71970

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

The candidates

Eugene Ball (D)R. R. Smith (R)