1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 16
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won with 17.7% of the vote, defeating John E. Mendez (D) by 8.3 points.
Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner
17.7%7,424
Thomas W. MathisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.7%5,726
Charles GilliamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.5%5,668
Ervin S. QueenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%4,639
John E. MendezDemocrat
9.4%3,927
Sammie DaltonDemocrat
7.7%3,210
H. Leon HagerDemocrat · incumbent
7.5%3,131
Jimmy VanceDemocrat
7.1%2,993
Thomas W. AdkinsDemocrat
7.0%2,913
Hobert Thompson Jr.Democrat
5.4%2,272
41,903 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET