1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Upshur
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Charles R. Shaffer (R) won re-election with 67.8% of the vote, defeating Berlin Karlen (D) by 35.5 points.
Charles R. ShafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%2,926
Berlin KarlenDemocrat
32.2%1,392
4,318 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)