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1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Webster

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

D. P. Given (D) won with 75.1% of the vote, defeating Elbert Gum (R) by 50.1 points.

D. P. GivenDemocrat · winner
75.1%1,759
Elbert GumRepublican
24.9%584
2,343 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET