1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for West Virginia Delegate District 9
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Richard L. Miller (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Orton R. Karickhoff (R) by 11.9 points.
Richard L. MillerDemocrat · winner
56.0%3,427
Orton R. KarickhoffRepublican · incumbent
44.0%2,696
6,123 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)