1974Final results
1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 18
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
W. W. Withrow (D) won with 17.5% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Pitts (D) by 6.3 points.
W. W. WithrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.5%6,775
Lewis McManusDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.3%6,723
Ted T. StacyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.1%5,086
Sterling T. LewisDemocrat · winner
11.4%4,421
Donald L. PittsDemocrat
11.1%4,313
Les MooreDemocrat
7.5%2,908
Clyde LawDemocrat
7.4%2,853
Verlin H. WalkerDemocrat
7.2%2,782
Sterlie F. CookDemocrat
3.4%1,300
Charles WilliamsonDemocrat
2.4%926
Charles L. HannahDemocrat
1.8%704
38,791 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
W. W. Withrow (D)Lewis McManus (D)Ted T. Stacy (D)Sterling T. Lewis (D)Donald L. Pitts (D)Les Moore (D)Clyde Law (D)Verlin H. Walker (D)
Also on the ballot: Sterlie F. Cook (Democrat), 3.4%; Charles Williamson (Democrat), 2.4%; Charles L. Hannah (Democrat), 1.8%