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West Virginia House of Delegates seat · former district

West Virginia House of Delegates: Wetzel

3 elections since 1968: Democrats won 2, Republicans 1.

1972 election

Nov 7, 1972
  1. Joseph Ballouz (D) · won · incumbent51.1%
  2. William A. Powell Jr. (R)48.9%

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Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

Every election for this seat

3 races since 1968; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 1972
1972Joseph Ballouz (D)William A. Powell Jr. (R)2.1
Lines first used in 1962
1970Joseph Ballouz (D)FlipWilliam A. Powell Jr. (R)13.3
1968William A. Powell Jr. (R)Joseph Ballouz (D)0.6

Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)