1970Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Monroe
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Arnold H. Broyles (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating W. Marion Shiflet (D) by 9.7 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Arnold H. BroylesRepublican · winner
54.8%2,682
W. Marion ShifletDemocrat · incumbent
45.2%2,208
4,890 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)