1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for West Virginia Delegate District 1
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Luke E. Terry (R) and Robert M. Steptoe (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsLuke E. TerryRepublican · winner
26.8%5,714
Robert M. SteptoeDemocrat · winner
26.2%5,592
Ward W. KeeseckerRepublican · incumbent
24.2%5,161
John F. HooverDemocrat
22.9%4,890
21,357 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)