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1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Jefferson

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Roger J. Perry (D) won re-election with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Paul L. Raines (R) by 32.7 points.

Roger J. PerryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.3%2,811
Paul L. RainesRepublican
33.7%1,427
4,238 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+25.91968D+32.71970

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