1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Cabell
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Michael R. Prestera (D), David B. Daugherty (R), Jody G. Smirl (R), Dennis White (D), Charles E. Romine Jr. (R) and Hugh A. Kincaid (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsMichael R. PresteraDemocrat · winner
10.0%14,847
David B. DaughertyRepublican · winner · incumbent
9.1%13,564
Jody G. SmirlRepublican · winner · incumbent
8.9%13,282
Dennis WhiteDemocrat · winner
8.8%13,133
Charles E. Romine Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
8.7%12,995
Hugh A. KincaidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.7%12,959
Charles M. Polan Jr.Democrat
8.5%12,599
David L. LockwoodDemocrat
8.0%11,953
Freda PaulDemocrat
8.0%11,916
Clyde FullerRepublican
7.5%11,193
J. Shelby Christian Sr.Republican
6.9%10,269
John W. Creameans Jr.Republican
6.8%10,062
148,772 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)