1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Putnam
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert F. Hatfield (D) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Charles Henderson (R) by 7.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Robert F. HatfieldDemocrat · winner
53.6%3,678
Charles HendersonRepublican · incumbent
46.4%3,180
6,858 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)