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1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Jackson
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John E. Fitzgerald (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Harry H. Gorrell (R) by 3.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
John E. FitzgeraldDemocrat · winner
51.6%3,017
Harry H. GorrellRepublican
48.4%2,825
5,842 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)