DemocratNot in office · last served 1982Last on a ballot: Nov 1980

Clarence E. Martin III

Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35 (1976–1982). Ran in 8 elections between 1970 and 1980, winning 7.

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

Offices held, and every time Martin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35Out of office

Margin: how far Martin finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35	General	Won	Larry Faircloth (R), Terry T. Harden (D), Wallace Files (R)	18.7%	R+0.2
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35	Primary	Won	Terry T. Harden (D), Gene Diamond (D), John Doyle (D)	24.2%	+2.1
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35	General	Won	Joe Caudle (D), Terry T. Harden (D), Larry Faircloth (R)	19.3%	R+0.5
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35	Primary	Won	Joe Caudle (D), Terry T. Harden (D), Henry W. Morrow (D)	24.1%	−3.1
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35	General	Won	Joe Caudle (D), Terry T. Harden (D), Wallace Files (R)	19.7%	R+3.2
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 35	Primary	Won	Joe Caudle (D), Edward R. Fleming Jr. (D), Terry T. Harden (D)	17.7%	−7.9
1970	West Virginia State Senate, District 16	General	Lost	Ethel Louise Leonard (R)	47.7%	R+4.6
1970	West Virginia State Senate, District 16	Primary	Won	Roy M. Stroupe (D)	56.1%	+12.1