West Virginia House of Delegates seat · former district
West Virginia House of Delegates: Kanawha
3 elections since 1968.
1972 election
Nov 7, 1972- Cleo S. Jones (R) · won · incumbent4.0%
- Phyllis J. Rutledge (D) · won · incumbent4.0%
- James Clay Jeter (R) · won4.0%
- Louie A. Paterno Jr. (R) · won · incumbent3.9%
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 | Cleo S. Jones · Phyllis J. Rutledge · James Clay Jeter · Louie A. Paterno Jr. · W. C. Field · Thomas E. Potter · Leo Kopelman · James Copenhaver · Roland Savilla · Harold E. Given · Leonard Underwood · Paul Zakaib · Jean S. Holt · Boner Gillispie (REP) | Russell L. Davisson (R) | 0.0 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Ivor F. Boiarsky · James Loop · Cleo S. Jones · Thomas E. Potter · Leonard Underwood · Paul Zakaib · Leo Kopelman · W. C. Field · Milton Lilly · Louie A. Paterno Jr. · Don R. Richardson · Harold E. Given · Phyllis J. Rutledge · James Copenhaver (DEM) | Paul Trumbo (R) | 0.0 |
| 1968 | Ivor F. Boiarsky · Si Galperin Jr. · James Clay Jeter · Paul Zakaib · James Loop · Thomas E. Potter · Cleo S. Jones · Sam C. Savilla · Lon Clark Kinder · Harlan Wilson Jr. · Leo Kopelman · Russell L. Davisson · Phyllis J. Rutledge · J. Dempsey Gibson (DEM) | Kenneth L. Coghill (D) | 0.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)