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1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Kanawha

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Ivor F. Boiarsky (D), James Loop (D), Cleo S. Jones (R), Thomas E. Potter (R), Leonard Underwood (D), Paul Zakaib (R), Leo Kopelman (R), W. C. Field (R), Milton Lilly (R), Louie A. Paterno Jr. (R), Don R. Richardson (D), Harold E. Given (D), Phyllis J. Rutledge (D) and James Copenhaver (R) won the district's 14 seats.

14 seats
Ivor F. BoiarskyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.1%29,980
James LoopDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.8%27,739
Cleo S. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
3.8%27,690
Thomas E. PotterRepublican · winner · incumbent
3.7%27,288
Leonard UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
3.7%27,226
Paul ZakaibRepublican · winner · incumbent
3.7%27,226
Leo KopelmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
3.7%27,191
W. C. FieldRepublican · winner
3.6%26,709
Milton LillyRepublican · winner
3.6%26,695
Louie A. Paterno Jr.Republican · winner
3.6%26,654
Don R. RichardsonDemocrat · winner
3.6%26,641
Harold E. GivenDemocrat · winner
3.6%26,367
Phyllis J. RutledgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
3.6%26,275
James CopenhaverRepublican · winner
3.6%26,209
Paul TrumboRepublican
3.6%26,138
John PayneDemocrat
3.6%26,128
Kenneth L. CoghillDemocrat
3.6%26,111
William MaroneyDemocrat
3.5%26,060
Russell L. DavissonRepublican · incumbent
3.5%25,952
Eric NelsonRepublican
3.5%25,534
Raymon YoungDemocrat
3.5%25,529
Alfred A. LillyRepublican
3.5%25,463
John BoettnerDemocrat
3.4%25,327
Frederick H. MorganRepublican
3.4%24,752
Sammy FragaleDemocrat
3.4%24,737
Tom HuttoDemocrat
3.3%24,488
John L. CavenderDemocrat
3.3%24,298
Robert J. TrostRepublican
3.2%23,740
734,147 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

EvenR+0.61968R+0.21970

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

The candidates

Ivor F. Boiarsky (D)James Loop (D)

Also on the ballot: Cleo S. Jones (Republican), 3.8%; Thomas E. Potter (Republican), 3.7%; Leonard Underwood (Democrat), 3.7%; Paul Zakaib (Republican), 3.7%; Leo Kopelman (Republican), 3.7%; W. C. Field (Republican), 3.6%; Milton Lilly (Republican), 3.6%; Louie A. Paterno Jr. (Republican), 3.6%; Don R. Richardson (Democrat), 3.6%; Harold E. Given (Democrat), 3.6%; Phyllis J. Rutledge (Democrat), 3.6%; James Copenhaver (Republican), 3.6%; Paul Trumbo (Republican), 3.6%; John Payne (Democrat), 3.6%; Kenneth L. Coghill (Democrat), 3.6%; William Maroney (Democrat), 3.5%; Russell L. Davisson (Republican), 3.5%; Eric Nelson (Republican), 3.5%; Raymon Young (Democrat), 3.5%; Alfred A. Lilly (Republican), 3.5%; John Boettner (Democrat), 3.4%; Frederick H. Morgan (Republican), 3.4%; Sammy Fragale (Democrat), 3.4%; Tom Hutto (Democrat), 3.3%; John L. Cavender (Democrat), 3.3%; Robert J. Trost (Republican), 3.2%