West Virginia House of Delegates seat · former district
West Virginia House of Delegates: Boone
3 elections since 1968: Democrats won 3, Republicans 0.
1972 election
Nov 7, 1972- Ivan White (D) · won · incumbent34.2%
- Thomas Goodwin (D) · won · incumbent33.0%
- David R. Lovejoy (R)16.6%
- Stephen Bryan Adkins (R)16.1%
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Every election for this seat
3 races since 1968. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1972 | Ivan White · Thomas Goodwin (D) | David R. Lovejoy (R) | 16.4 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Ivan White · Thomas Goodwin (D) | Earnest W. Pete Lilly (R) | 20.0 |
| 1968 | Thomas Goodwin · Dennie L. Hill (D) | Heyward Chambers (R) | 19.3 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)