1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Roane
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Orton A. Jones (R) won re-election with 66.8% of the vote, defeating Gene Fountaine (D) by 33.5 points.
Orton A. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.8%2,730
Gene FountaineDemocrat
33.2%1,359
4,089 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)