1970Final results
1970 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 1
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Ward W. Keesecker (R) won with 42.4% of the vote, defeating Louis T. Young Jr. (R) by 18.9 points.
Ward W. KeeseckerRepublican · winner · incumbent
42.4%1,977
Wallace FilesRepublican · winner · incumbent
34.2%1,595
Louis T. Young Jr.Republican
23.4%1,093
4,665 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET