1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 23
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Billy B. Burke (D) won with 28.8% of the vote, defeating Rodney B. Belknap (D) by 12.3 points.
Billy B. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.8%3,932
Harold V. LongDemocrat · winner
18.6%2,540
Rodney B. BelknapDemocrat · incumbent
16.5%2,258
J. C. CruikshankDemocrat
15.0%2,049
Robert ReedDemocrat · incumbent
12.8%1,753
Robert W. StumpDemocrat
8.2%1,117
13,649 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET