DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1976
Albert L. Sommerville Jr.
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 (1974–1978). Ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1976, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −9.2
- Won 1976
- Elections
- 6
- 1968–1976
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Sommerville was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Sommerville has run
Margin: how far Sommerville finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 | General | Won | Larry A. Tucker (D), D. P. Given (I) | 43.8% | R+9.2 |
| 1976 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 | Primary | Won | Larry A. Tucker (D), Joe Crowder (D) | 33.8% | −13.9 |
| 1974 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 | General | Won | Larry A. Tucker (D) | 47.9% | R+4.2 |
| 1974 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 | Primary | Won | Larry A. Tucker (D) | 48.3% | −3.4 |
| 1972 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Webster | General | Won | Ralph Smoot (R) | 62.6% | D+25.1 |
| 1968 | West Virginia House of Delegates, Webster | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Sommerville has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 22 · 1974–1978
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District WEBSTER · 1972–1974
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District WEBSTER · 1968–1970
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Sommerville has run against
- Larry A. Tucker (D) · 1976 election, won
- Ralph Smoot (R) · 1972 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive