West Virginia House of Delegates seat · former district
West Virginia House of Delegates: Hancock
3 elections since 1968: Democrats won 3, Republicans 0.
1972 election
Nov 7, 1972- Kim Bryan Carey (D) · won34.4%
- Gust G. Brenda (D) · won31.7%
- William N. Allison (R)19.4%
- Robert Law (R)14.4%
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 | Kim Bryan Carey · Gust G. Brenda (D) | William N. Allison (R) | 12.3 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Ronald E. Wilson · George Griffith (D) | James E. Porter (R) | 10.8 |
| 1968 | Gust G. Brenda · George Griffith (D) | H. Burdette Crow (R) | 14.5 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)