1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 11
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Patricia Hartman (D), Forest Underwood (D), Charles M. Polan Jr. (D), Dorsey Ketchum (D), Evelyn Richards (R) and Robert Chambers (D) won the district's 6 seats.
6 seatsPatricia HartmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.6%13,765
Forest UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
10.0%12,969
Charles M. Polan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%12,877
Dorsey KetchumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%12,699
Evelyn RichardsRepublican · winner
9.2%12,044
Robert ChambersDemocrat · winner
9.2%12,025
Hugh A. KincaidDemocrat · incumbent
9.1%11,804
Irvin HumphreysRepublican
7.3%9,492
Merlin R. ZelmRepublican
6.5%8,494
Howard LovejoyRepublican
6.5%8,403
Lee W. ClarkRepublican
6.1%7,972
William A. RaymondRepublican
5.9%7,730
130,274 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)