1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Nick Fantasia (D) won with 14.5% of the vote, defeating Bob B. Price (D) by 5.6 points.
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · winner
14.5%4,963
William E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.1%4,806
Romeo D. ErdieDemocrat · winner
11.0%3,756
V. ProzilloDemocrat · winner
9.5%3,252
Bob B. PriceDemocrat
8.9%3,037
Samuel MorascoDemocrat · incumbent
7.8%2,679
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat
7.5%2,575
George R. HiginbothamDemocrat
6.1%2,084
Carmen D. PolinoDemocrat
5.4%1,853
Frank W. Winfree Jr.Democrat
4.7%1,615
P. W. SappDemocrat
4.5%1,534
Joe Carl MarksDemocrat
3.5%1,179
William GarlitzDemocrat
2.3%800
34,133 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Nick Fantasia (D)William E. Shingleton (D)Romeo D. Erdie (D)V. Prozillo (D)Bob B. Price (D)Samuel Morasco (D)Cody A. Starcher (D)George R. Higinbotham (D)Carmen D. Polino (D)
Also on the ballot: Frank W. Winfree Jr. (Democrat), 4.7%; P. W. Sapp (Democrat), 4.5%; Joe Carl Marks (Democrat), 3.5%; William Garlitz (Democrat), 2.3%