1974 primaries · May 1, 1974
1974 West Virginia House of Delegates primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia House of Delegates district in the 1974 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Gust G. Brenda (D) | — | |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | Terry J. Staley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Charles Donley (D) | 9.6 | |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Calvin Heck (R) | — | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | James G. Bordas Jr. (D) | 6.7 | |
| HD-3 · Republican primary | George H. Seibert Jr. (R) | 6.6 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Dan Tonkovich (D) | 28.6 | |
| HD-4 · Republican primary | Robert C. Polen (R) | 8.8 | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Joseph Ballouz (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | Dillon B. Smittle (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | Larry Swann (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Thomas L. Bailey (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Republican primary | Harry E. Moats (R) | 53.7 | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | George E. Farley (D) | 5.2 | |
| HD-8 · Republican primary | J. C. Butcher (R) | — | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Richard L. Miller (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 · Republican primary | Orton R. Karickhoff (R) | 45.6 | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Charles H. Damron (D) | 8.1 | |
| HD-10 · Republican primary | Michael Shaw (R) | — | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Michele Prestera (D) | 8.3 | |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | Albert C. Esposito (R) | 10.3 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Burnie Roger Crabtree (D) | 9.0 | |
| HD-12 · Republican primary | John Wesley Ray (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Gerald Chafin (D) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Ernest Moore (D) | 10.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-14 · Republican primary | Gary Dennis Goode (R) | — | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Charles Cline (D) | 7.8 | |
| HD-15 · Republican primary | Delmer Sanders (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 8.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Martha Wehrle (D) | 2.3 | |
| HD-17 · Republican primary | Thomas E. Potter (R) | 3.3 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | W. W. Withrow (D) | 6.3 | |
| HD-18 · Republican primary | Margaret Scott (R) | — | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Hawey A. Wells Jr. (D) | 5.6 | |
| HD-19 · Republican primary | William P. Stafford (R) | — | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Sarah Lee Neal (D) | 17.6 | |
| HD-20 · Republican primary | G. A. Bowling (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Tom Bell (D) | 2.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Larry A. Tucker (D) | — | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Billy B. Burke (D) | 12.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | George E. Arnold (D) | 19.4 | |
| HD-24 · Republican primary | Fred L. Mulneix (R) | 50.4 | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Donald Kopp (D) | 10.5 | |
| HD-25 · Republican primary | John McCuskey (R) | — | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Nick Fantasia (D) | 5.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-26 · Republican primary | Paul E. Prunty (R) | — | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Robert William Dinsmore (D) | 7.3 | |
| HD-27 · Republican primary | Terry T. Jones (R) | — | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | James Teets (R) | 72.7 | |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | E. E. Bryan (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-29 · Republican primary | Charles R. Shaffer (R) | 10.8 | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Julia Pitsenberger (D) | 15.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-30 · Republican primary | James F. Sloan (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | Clyde M. See Jr. (D) | 14.0 | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Guy Ross Smith (D) | 16.5 | |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | James Paul Geary (R) | 14.6 | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | Robert D. Harman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | William T. Milleson (D) | 15.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Paul L. Hoover (D) | 11.6 | |
| HD-35 · Republican primary | Luke E. Terry (R) | 9.6 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | James M. Moler (D) | Unopposed |
West Virginia House of Delegates
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner