1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 15
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Troy Wayne Hendricks (D) won with 10.9% of the vote, defeating James R. Burgess (D) by 1.3 points.
Troy Wayne HendricksDemocrat · winner
10.9%4,292
Frank BlackwellDemocrat · winner
10.4%4,100
Thomas GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%3,921
James R. BurgessDemocrat
9.5%3,759
Bruce WilliamsDemocrat
9.2%3,635
Brooks LoweDemocrat
8.9%3,507
C. E. AllenDemocrat · incumbent
8.0%3,165
Richard DavidsonDemocrat
7.8%3,086
Arthur E. YeagerDemocrat
6.1%2,422
Luther C. BlankenshipDemocrat
4.6%1,816
David Lee Sr.Democrat
3.6%1,407
Dyrphrn M. KirbyDemocrat
3.4%1,362
Eugene J. HarnerDemocrat
3.2%1,263
Beecher Eugene WhiteDemocrat
2.5%971
Everett Parsley Jr.Democrat
2.0%808
39,514 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Troy Wayne Hendricks (D)Frank Blackwell (D)Thomas Goodwin (D)James R. Burgess (D)Bruce Williams (D)Brooks Lowe (D)C. E. Allen (D)Richard Davidson (D)Arthur E. Yeager (D)
Also on the ballot: Luther C. Blankenship (Democrat), 4.6%; David Lee Sr. (Democrat), 3.6%; Dyrphrn M. Kirby (Democrat), 3.4%; Eugene J. Harner (Democrat), 3.2%; Beecher Eugene White (Democrat), 2.5%; Everett Parsley Jr. (Democrat), 2.0%