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1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Raleigh

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Charles W. Merritt (D), W. W. Withrow (D), Anthony J. Sparacino (D) and Lewis McManus (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Charles W. MerrittDemocrat · winner
16.5%10,362
W. W. WithrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.1%10,088
Anthony J. SparacinoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.4%9,681
Lewis McManusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.5%9,113
Cecil L. MillerRepublican
11.4%7,123
Jerry McGrawRepublican
9.4%5,921
Frank E. MeadowsRepublican
8.7%5,426
Johnny P. AldermanRepublican
7.9%4,968
62,682 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+15.21968D+12.31970

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

The candidates

Charles W. Merritt (D)W. W. Withrow (D)Anthony J. Sparacino (D)Lewis McManus (D)Cecil L. Miller (R)Jerry McGraw (R)Frank E. Meadows (R)Johnny P. Alderman (R)