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1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Summers

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Jack E. Holt (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating James V. Coste (R) by 30.7 points.

Jack E. HoltDemocrat · winner
65.4%4,093
James V. CosteRepublican
34.6%2,169
6,262 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+30.71968D+25.71970

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