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1970 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Wetzel

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Joseph Ballouz (D) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating William A. Powell Jr. (R) by 13.3 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Joseph BallouzDemocrat · winner
56.7%3,156
William A. Powell Jr.Republican · incumbent
43.3%2,413
5,569 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

EvenR+0.61968D+13.31970

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

The candidates

Joseph Ballouz (D)William A. Powell Jr. (R)