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1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Lincoln

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

H. Leon Hager (D) won re-election with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Ralph L. Kirk (R) by 12.5 points.

H. Leon HagerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.2%3,373
Ralph L. KirkRepublican
43.8%2,625
5,998 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+8.61968D+12.51970

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