1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: McDowell
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Ronnie McKenzie (D), T. J. Scott (D), Ernest Moore (D) and Harry Pauley (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsRonnie McKenzieDemocrat · winner
22.4%6,927
T. J. ScottDemocrat · winner
21.0%6,492
Ernest MooreDemocrat · winner
20.4%6,286
Harry PauleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.3%5,975
James L. GallimoreRepublican
6.3%1,938
John C. Dash Jr.Republican
5.4%1,654
James E. TweedyRepublican
5.2%1,613
30,885 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)