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

Leo Kopelman

Leo Kopelman ran in 13 elections between 1968 and 1982, winning 10. Served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (HD-KANAWHA and District 17).

Last office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17

Elections: 13; 1968–1982
Won: 10; generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Kopelman 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, HD-KANAWHA West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Kopelman has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 23	General	Lost	Jane H. Theiling (D), Martha Wehrle (D), Bonnie Brown (D)	4.2%	D+2.6
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 23	Primary	Won	Ruth Goldsmith (R), Charlotte Lane (R), Ann Calvert (R)	7.1%	−0.1
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Jane H. Theiling (D), Martha Wehrle (D), John Slack III (D)	4.1%	D+1.5
1980	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Won	Ruth Goldsmith (R), Arch Schoonover (R), John Wells (R)	6.3%	+0.1
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Martha Wehrle (D), John Wells (R), Lyle Sattes (D)	4.6%	Even
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Won	Eric Nelson (R), John W. Biddle (R), Charlotte Lane (R)	6.8%	+0.5
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	General	Lost	Martha Wehrle (D), Larry Sonis (D), John Boettner (D)	3.8%	D+1.5
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Won	Samuel Rubin (R), Ruth Goldsmith (R), William A. Morton (R)	7.6%	+1.0
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), James Clay Jeter (R)	6.1%	−1.2
1972	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Won	Cleo S. Jones (R), Phyllis J. Rutledge (D), James Clay Jeter (R)	3.8%	D+0.2
1970	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Won	Ivor F. Boiarsky (D), James Loop (D), Cleo S. Jones (R)	3.7%	D+0.4
1968	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Won	Ivor F. Boiarsky (D), Si Galperin Jr. (D), James Clay Jeter (R)	3.6%	D+0.5

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Kopelman has held

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17 · 1979–1982
West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA · 1969–1974

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Kopelman has run against

Jane H. Theiling (D) · 1982 election, lost
Martha Wehrle (D) · 1978 election, won
Harold E. Given (D) · 1974 election, lost
Cleo S. Jones (R) · 1972 election, won
Ivor F. Boiarsky (D) · 1970 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)