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1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Mercer

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Odell Huffman (D), Charles E. Lohr (D), Clarence C. Christian Jr. (D) and Lucille Thornhill (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Odell HuffmanDemocrat · winner
15.7%13,749
Charles E. LohrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%12,962
Clarence C. Christian Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
14.7%12,865
Lucille ThornhillDemocrat · winner
14.2%12,411
Harold D. Brewster Jr.Republican
10.6%9,275
Herman E. KirchnerRepublican
10.5%9,231
James E. PerryRepublican
9.9%8,703
Edwin C. DamewoodRepublican
9.7%8,485
87,681 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+14.51968D+2.81970

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

The candidates

Odell Huffman (D)Charles E. Lohr (D)Clarence C. Christian Jr. (D)Lucille Thornhill (D)Harold D. Brewster Jr. (R)Herman E. Kirchner (R)James E. Perry (R)Edwin C. Damewood (R)