1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for West Virginia Delegate District 35
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joe Caudle (D), Clarence E. Martin III (D) and Terry T. Harden (D) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJoe CaudleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.9%14,174
Clarence E. Martin IIIDemocrat · winner
19.7%12,220
Terry T. HardenDemocrat · winner
17.5%10,856
Wallace FilesRepublican · incumbent
15.1%9,351
Allen GoldstromRepublican
13.0%8,071
Thomas R. SwaimRepublican
11.7%7,225
61,897 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)