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1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 election for West Virginia Delegate District 11

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Michele Prestera (D), Charles M. Polan Jr. (D), Albert C. Esposito (R), Hugh A. Kincaid (D), Forest Underwood (D) and Robert L. Childers (D) won the district's 6 seats.

6 seats
Michele PresteraDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.6%17,907
Charles M. Polan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%14,330
Albert C. EspositoRepublican · winner
9.9%14,125
Hugh A. KincaidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.8%14,016
Forest UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
9.6%13,721
Robert L. ChildersDemocrat · winner
9.6%13,609
Charles E. Romine Jr.Republican · incumbent
8.7%12,416
8.0%11,401
Phil HerroldRepublican
5.8%8,326
5.6%7,931
5.2%7,473
5.0%7,154
142,409 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 1974

Races before and after

EvenD+4.61974D+0.11976R+1.01978

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