RepublicanNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1980

James Clay Jeter

James Clay Jeter ran in 12 elections between 1968 and 1980, winning 7. Served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (HD-KANAWHA).

Career

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

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20	General	Lost	Betty Crookshanks (D), Sarah Lee Neal (D), Philip Wayne Talbott (R)	23.2%	D+8.5
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20	Primary	Won	Philip Wayne Talbott (R)	58.7%	+17.5
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20	General	Lost	Betty Crookshanks (D), Sarah Lee Neal (D), Paul D. Rose (R)	22.9%	D+4.9
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20	Primary	Won	Paul D. Rose (R)	50.5%	+1.0
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20	General	Lost	Sarah Lee Neal (D), Betty Crookshanks (D), Paul D. Rose (R)	22.3%	D+6.9
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 20	Primary	Won	Paul D. Rose (R)	51.8%	+3.6
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	General	Lost	Harold E. Given (D), Larry Sonis (D), Martha Wehrle (D)	3.5%	D+1.8
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Won	Thomas E. Potter (R), Cleo S. Jones (R), W. C. Field (R)	6.7%	−0.6
1972	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Won	Cleo S. Jones (R), Phyllis J. Rutledge (D), Louie A. Paterno Jr. (R)	4%	Even
1970	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	General	Lost	Si Galperin Jr. (D), John T. Poffenbarger (R), Virgil Matthews (D)	23.6%	D+3.2
1970	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	Primary	Won	John T. Poffenbarger (R), Jack A. C. Lawrence (R)	38.3%	−7.1
1968	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Won	Ivor F. Boiarsky (D), Si Galperin Jr. (D), Paul Zakaib (R)	3.8%	D+0.3