1974Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1974 election for West Virginia Delegate District 7
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Harry E. Moats (R) won re-election with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Bailey (D) by 12.5 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Harry E. MoatsRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%2,640
Thomas L. BaileyDemocrat
43.8%2,055
4,695 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)