1968Final results
1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: McDowell
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Corbett Church (D), Chester Matney (D), Fred G. Wooten (D) and Harry Pauley (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsCorbett ChurchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.9%13,114
Chester MatneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.7%13,007
Fred G. WootenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.9%12,461
Harry PauleyDemocrat · winner
17.6%11,617
Joe CassadyRepublican
6.9%4,517
Abishi C. CunninghamRepublican
6.5%4,283
James L. GallimoreRepublican
5.5%3,656
L. E. BurksRepublican
4.9%3,232
65,887 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)
The candidates
Corbett Church (D)Chester Matney (D)Fred G. Wooten (D)Harry Pauley (D)Joe Cassady (R)Abishi C. Cunningham (R)James L. Gallimore (R)
Also on the ballot: L. E. Burks (Republican), 4.9%