West Virginia House of Delegates seat · former district
West Virginia Delegate District FAYETTE
3 elections since 1968: Democrats won 3, Republicans 0.
1972 election
Nov 7, 1972- T. E. Myles (D) · won · incumbent25.3%
- Carroll E. Bumgarner (D) · won24.8%
- Adam Toney (D) · won · incumbent24.5%
- Harvey Layne (R)13.0%
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 | T. E. Myles · Carroll E. Bumgarner · Adam Toney (D) | Harvey Layne (R) | 11.5 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | T. E. Myles · Ethel L. Crandall · Adam Toney (D) | Elizabeth S. Burford (R) | 15.6 |
| 1968 | Ethel L. Crandall · Adam Toney · T. E. Myles (D) | Earl C. Kincaid (R) | 14.6 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)