1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
William E. Shingleton (D), Romeo D. Erdie (D), Samuel Morasco (D) and Nick Fantasia (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsWilliam E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.9%15,067
Romeo D. ErdieDemocrat · winner
16.4%13,020
Samuel MorascoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.9%11,838
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · winner
14.9%11,813
Paul E. PruntyRepublican · incumbent
14.2%11,260
William H. HawkinsRepublican · incumbent
12.2%9,710
L. N. ThorpRepublican
8.6%6,815
79,523 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)