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1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia Delegate District 4

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Thomas C. Edgar (D) and Richard H. Bowman (D) won the district's 2 seats.

2 seats
Thomas C. EdgarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.4%6,393
Richard H. BowmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.1%6,176
Donald E. SmithRepublican
22.5%3,651
16,220 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

EvenD+15.11968D+25.71970

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