99chambers
1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Mercer

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Tony E. Whitlow (D), Odell Huffman (D), Clarence C. Christian Jr. (D) and Charles E. Lohr (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Tony E. WhitlowDemocrat · winner
16.1%7,649
Odell HuffmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.6%7,384
Clarence C. Christian Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
15.1%7,174
Charles E. LohrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.3%6,759
William P. StaffordRepublican
13.5%6,396
William Milhorn IIRepublican
8.9%4,210
Leland H. CarterRepublican
8.3%3,948
L. Harold DevoeRepublican
8.2%3,884
47,404 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+14.51968D+2.81970

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

The candidates

Tony E. Whitlow (D)Odell Huffman (D)Clarence C. Christian Jr. (D)Charles E. Lohr (D)William P. Stafford (R)William Milhorn II (R)Leland H. Carter (R)L. Harold Devoe (R)