1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joseph Ballouz (D) won re-election with 75.3% of the vote, defeating William Earley (R) by 50.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Joseph BallouzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
75.3%4,023
William EarleyRepublican
24.7%1,322
5,345 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)