1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 13

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 13
Start: 1974-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Gerald Chafin (D) won with 26.3% of the vote, defeating T. I. Varney (D) by 4.3 points.

Gerald ChafinDemocrat · winner

26.3%3,655

Irvine DamronDemocrat · winner

22.7%3,148

22.0%3,054

Joe Wayne HatfieldDemocrat · incumbent

21.4%2,973

7.5%1,042

13,872 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET