1966 West Virginia House of Delegates election

June 2026 1966 West Virginia House of Delegates election Speaker legislative no West Virginia 57th West Virginia legislature 58th West Virginia legislature November 8, 1966 1968 West Virginia House of Delegates election 1968 All 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates 51 1964 West Virginia House of Delegates election 1964 File:H._Laban_White.jpg H. Laban White Harrison Co. 1965 West Virginia Democratic Party 91 seats 65 963,112 53.38% 26 File:George H. Seibert Jr (cropped).png George H. Seibert(retired as leader) Ohio Co. 1957 West Virginia Republican Party 9 seats 35 841,008 46.62% 26 350px #92C5DE Democratic hold#CA0120 Republican gain #F48882 Republican holdMulti-member districts: #e7afde Even split District holds and gains 350px Democratic: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% #4170cd 70–80% #3358a2 80–90% #244079 90–100%Republican: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #850400 90–100% Results by winning party vote shareIn multi-member districts, the shading of the district shapes are determined by the sum of all of the candidates' vote percentages, and the shading of the circles is determined by multiplying each elected candidate's vote percentage by the number of seats up for election. H. Laban White West Virginia Democratic Party H. Laban White West Virginia Democratic Party 1966 United States elections Elections to the West Virginia House of Delegates were held on November 8, 1966, to elect 100 candidates to the House to serve a two-year term. The Republican Party made large gains in the chamber, picking up every seat in Wood and Ohio counties, and gaining ten of fourteen seats in Kanawha County. The Democrats fell short of a two-thirds majority, losing 26 seats, but the heavily-populated southern region and the area around Clarksburg and Morgantown remained solidly Democratic.Barnes Clark S. WEST VIRGINIA BLUE BOOK 2015 -2016 2016 West Virginia Senate Clerk's Office Charleston, West Virginia 511 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/2016/BlueBook/0337_WVS_BlueBook.pdf 17 February 2026 Future Governor of West Virginia Jay Rockefeller was elected to his only term in the House, receiving the most votes out of the twenty-eight candidates in Kanawha County. On November 11, 1967, House Republicans elected Brereton C. Jones of Mason County floor leader.1967 West Virginia Blue Book 1967 309 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1967.pdf 30 May 2026 Jones would later serve as the Democratic Governor of Kentucky. This election used the map first drawn for the 1964 general election, using plurality block voting in districts with multiple delegates. List of districts District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • Barbour Co. • Boone Co. • Braxton Co. • Brooke Co. • Cabell Co. • Clay Co. • Fayette Co. • Hampshire Co. • Hancock Co. • Harrison Co. • Jackson Co. • Jefferson Co. • Kanawha Co. • Lewis Co. • Lincoln Co. • Logan Co. • Marion Co. • Marshall Co. • Mason Co. • McDowell Co. • Mercer Co. • Mineral Co. • Mingo Co. • Monongalia Co. • Monroe Co. • Nicholas Co. • Ohio Co. • Preston Co. • Putnam Co. • Raleigh Co. • Randolph Co. • Roane Co. • Summers Co. • Taylor Co. • Upshur Co. • Wayne Co. • Webster Co. • Wetzel Co. • Wood Co. • Wyoming Co. __NOTOC__ District 1 District 1 electionMyers J. Howard 1967 West Virginia Blue Book https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1967.pdf 1967 Charleston, West Virginia 615–618 30 May 20262 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Robert M. Steptoe (incumbent) 6,145 28.27% Republican Party (United States) Wallace L. Files 5,886 27.07% Democratic Party (United States) Ralph B. Hovermale (incumbent) 5,119 23.55% Republican Party (United States) A. Foster Lineweaver 4,590 21.11% 21,740 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) District 2 District 2 election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Larkin B. Ours (United States) 3,274 100.00% 3,274 100.00% Republican Party (US) District 3 District 3 election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Hawse 2,918 100.00% 2,918 100.00% Democratic Party (US) District 4 District 4 election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Thomas C. Edgar (incumbent) 7,134 50.47% Democratic Party (United States) Richard Bowman 7,001 49.53% 14,135 100.00% Democratic Party (US) District 5 District 5 election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Forrest M. Buck (incumbent) 3,598 100.00% 3,598 100.00% Republican Party (US) District 6 District 6 election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) J. C. Powell 2,917 52.27% Democratic Party (United States) F. Wayne Lanham (incumbent) 2,664 47.73% 5,581 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) District 7 District 7 election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Billy B. Burke (incumbent) 3,692 53.95% Republican Party (United States) James Roydice Jones 3,151 46.05% 6,843 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Barbour Co. Barbour County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Kenneth D. Auvil (incumbent) 3,016 60.27% Republican Party (United States) Orville E. Edens 1,988 39.73% 5,004 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Boone Co. Boone County election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Thomas Goodwin (incumbent) 4,543 40.87% Democratic Party (United States) Dennie L. Hill (incumbent) 4,543 40.87% Republican Party (United States) Wetzel C. Adkins 2,031 18.27% 11,117 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Braxton Co. Braxton County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Paul S. Moyers (incumbent) 2,667 55.79% Republican Party (United States) George M. Cooper 2,113 44.21% 4,780 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Brooke Co. Brooke County election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Mino R. D'Aurora (incumbent) 4,448 50.90% Democratic Party (United States) Martin Ragan (incumbent) 4,291 49.10% 8,739 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Cabell Co. Cabell County election6 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Jack Bobbitt 15,396 10.07% Democratic Party (United States) Robert R. Nelson (incumbent) 13,902 9.09% Republican Party (United States) Jody G. Smirl 13,715 8.97% Democratic Party (United States) Freda N. Paul (incumbent) 13,435 8.79% Democratic Party (United States) Mike Casey (incumbent) 12,737 8.33% Democratic Party (United States) Hugh A. Kincaid (incumbent) 12,488 8.17% Republican Party (United States) Gerald E. Broughton 12,348 8.08% Democratic Party (United States) J. Bernard Poindexter (incumbent) 12,212 7.99% Republican Party (United States) Harry F. Thompson 11,935 7.81% Democratic Party (United States) Donald E. Smith (incumbent) 11,814 7.73% Republican Party (United States) Carl N. Woodrum 11,643 7.62% Republican Party (United States) John W. Dickensheets 11,261 7.37% 152,886 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Clay Co. Clay County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Lane Ellis 1,506 50.05% Republican Party (United States) Elmer L. Pritt 1,503 49.95% 3,009 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Fayette Co. Fayette County election3 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Robert K. Holliday (incumbent) 8,586 23.37% Democratic Party (United States) Ethel Crandall 8,256 22.47% Democratic Party (United States) T. E. Myles (incumbent) 8,061 21.94% Republican Party (United States) C. R. Hill Jr. 4,330 11.79% Republican Party (United States) H. Don Kincaid 3,965 10.79% Republican Party (United States) Harvey Layne Jr. 3,537 9.63% 36,735 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Hampshire Co. Hampshire County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) James B. Cookman 1,751 100.00% 1,751 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Hancock Co. Hancock County election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Callie Tsapis 6,331 32.02% Democratic Party (United States) George G. Griffith (incumbent) 5,734 29.00% Republican Party (United States) John D. Herron 3,948 19.96% Republican Party (United States) Ernest John 3,762 19.02% 19,775 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Harrison Co. Harrison County election4 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) H. Laban White (incumbent) 12,681 15.06% Democratic Party (United States) C. P. Marstiller (incumbent) 11,679 13.87% Democratic Party (United States) Carmine J. Cann (incumbent) 11,465 13.61% Democratic Party (United States) Donald L. Kopp (incumbent) 11,123 13.21% Republican Party (United States) Charles V. Selby Jr. 9,828 11.67% Republican Party (United States) Albert B. Morrison 9,450 11.22% Republican Party (United States) Leon Farmer Wilson 9,017 10.71% Republican Party (United States) George E. Hofford 8,987 10.67% 84,230 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Jackson Co. Jackson County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) B. Noel Poling (incumbent) 3,801 59.30% Democratic Party (United States) Harry E.Cooke 2,609 40.70% 6,410 100.00% Republican Party (US) Jefferson Co. Jefferson County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Thornton W. Wilt (incumbent) 2,261 100.00% 2,261 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Kanawha Co. Kanawha County election14 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) John D. Rockefeller IV 36,789 4.63% Republican Party (United States) Cleo S. Jones 32,901 4.14% Republican Party (United States) Walter W. Carey 31,924 4.02% Democratic Party (United States) George K. W. Woo (incumbent) 31,492 3.96% Democratic Party (United States) Ivor F. Boiarsky (incumbent) 30,802 3.88% Republican Party (United States) Lon Clark Kinder Sr. 29,992 3.77% Republican Party (United States) Paul Zakaib 29,947 3.77% Republican Party (United States) James Clay Jeter 29,721 3.74% Democratic Party (United States) Si Galperin Jr. 29,429 3.70% Republican Party (United States) Leo G. Kopelman 29,266 3.68% Republican Party (United States) Alfred A. Lilly 28,746 3.62% Republican Party (United States) Thomas E. Potter 28,704 3.61% Republican Party (United States) Eric Nelson 28,333 3.57% Republican Party (United States) Russell L. Davisson 28,331 3.57% Democratic Party (United States) Thomas A. Knight (incumbent) 28,319 3.56% Republican Party (United States) Charles Young 28,043 3.53% Republican Party (United States) James W. Thornhill 27,765 3.49% Republican Party (United States) William Ricks 27,480 3.46% Republican Party (United States) Blanceh Horan 27,458 3.46% Democratic Party (United States) Jack L. Pauley (incumbent) 26,434 3.33% Democratic Party (United States) J. F. Bedell Jr. (incumbent) 26,222 3.30% Democratic Party (United States) Kelly L. Castleberry (incumbent) 26,125 3.29% Democratic Party (United States) Jesse S. Barker (incumbent) 26,030 3.28% Democratic Party (United States) Dempsey Gibson 25,888 3.26% Democratic Party (United States) Fred L. Scott (incumbent) 25,616 3.22% Democratic Party (United States) James K. Thomas Jr. 24,967 3.14% Democratic Party (United States) Pat Board Jr. (incumbent) 24,559 3.09% Democratic Party (United States) L. E. Thompson 23,224 2.92% 794,507 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Lewis Co. Lewis County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Fred L. Mulneix 3,208 56.48% Democratic Party (United States) Louis Go Craig (incumbent) 2,472 43.52% 5,680 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Lincoln Co. Lincoln County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) H. Leon Hager (incumbent) 3,826 59.62% Republican Party (United States) Marion L. Priestly 2,591 40.38% 6,417 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Logan Co. Logan County election3 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Ervin S. Queen 11,645 26.22% Democratic Party (United States) Earl Hager (incumbent) 10,825 24.38% Democratic Party (United States) W. N. Anderson Jr. (incumbent) 10,799 24.32% Republican Party (United States) William Harvey Napier 5,733 12.91% Republican Party (United States) R. C. Sheets 5,408 12.18% 44,410 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Marion Co. Marion County election3 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) W. R. Wilson 10,594 19.59% Democratic Party (United States) J. E. Watson (incumbent) 9,627 17.80% Democratic Party (United States) Nick Fantasia (incumbent) 8,944 16.54% Republican Party (United States) Isaac Herbert Hawkins 8,529 15.77% Republican Party (United States) Paul J. Lamb 8,351 15.44% Republican Party (United States) James William Durham 8,034 14.86% 54,079 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Marshall Co. Marshall County election2 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Roy H. Rogerson 6,290 27.73% Republican Party (United States) Robert C. Polen 5,876 25.90% Democratic Party (United States) John T. Madden (incumbent) 5,541 24.42% Democratic Party (United States) Chester A. Burkey 4,979 21.95% 22,686 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Mason Co. Mason County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Brereton C. Jones (incumbent) 4,702 60.13% Democratic Party (United States) Lawrence Plants 3,118 39.87% 7,820 100.00% Republican Party (US) McDowell Co. McDowell County election4 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Chester M. Matney 7,999 25.62% Democratic Party (United States) Corbett Church (incumbent) 7,901 25.31% Democratic Party (United States) Fred G. Wooten (incumbent) 7,853 25.15% Democratic Party (United States) Wilfred L. Dickerson 7,466 23.91% 31,219 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Mercer Co. Mercer County election4 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Charles E. Lohr (incumbent) 10,305 18.81% Democratic Party (United States) James C. Cain (incumbent) 10,161 18.54% Democratic Party (United States) Clarence C. Christian Jr. (incumbent) 9,241 16.86% Democratic Party (United States) Fred Thomason 9,191 16.77% Republican Party (United States) Fred O. Blue 8,592 15.68% Republican Party (United States) James E. Perry 7,305 13.33% 54,795 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Mineral Co. Mineral County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Robert D. Harman (incumbent) 3,807 62.59% Democratic Party (United States) John B. Powell 2,275 37.41% 6,082 100.00% Republican Party (US) Mingo Co. Mingo County election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) T. I. Varney (incumbent) 7,146 36.94% Democratic Party (United States) Robert L. Simpkins (incumbent) 6,989 36.13% Republican Party (United States) HI Maynard 2,707 13.99% Republican Party (United States) W. H. Osborne 2,502 12.93% 19,344 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Monongalia Co. Monongalia County election3 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Charles S. Armistead (incumbent) 8,314 19.99% Democratic Party (United States) Harry U. Howell (incumbent) 7,118 17.11% Democratic Party (United States) Clifford B. Hoard 6,941 16.69% Republican Party (United States) Jim Kent Jr. 6,620 15.91% Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Laurita Jr. 6,343 15.25% Republican Party (United States) William D. Barnes 6,264 15.06% 41,600 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Monroe Co. Monroe County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) William Marion Shiflet (incumbent) 2,561 100.00% 2,561 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Nicholas Co. Nicholas County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Doc Frazer (incumbent) 3,295 100.00% 3,295 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Ohio Co. Ohio County election4 to be elected Republican Party (United States) George H. Seibert (incumbent) 14,149 16.41% Republican Party (United States) Fred P. Stamp Jr. 12,400 14.38% Republican Party (United States) George F. Beneke 12,020 13.94% Republican Party (United States) Fred A. Grewe Jr. 11,356 13.17% Democratic Party (United States) Jack R. Adams (incumbent) 10,278 11.92% Democratic Party (United States) James L. Weaver 9,438 10.95% Democratic Party (United States) Joseph H. Duffy 8,470 9.82% Democratic Party (United States) James D. McDermott 8,109 9.41% 86,220 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Preston Co. Preston County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Robert C. Halbritter 4,554 68.80% Democratic Party (United States) Betty Stewart 2,065 31.20% 6,619 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Putnam Co. Putnam County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Kenneth C. Ranson 3,843 53.92% Democratic Party (United States) J. Dick Gibson (incumbent) 3,284 46.08% 7,127 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Raleigh Co. Raleigh County election4 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Lewis N. McManus (incumbent) 10,224 14.45% Democratic Party (United States) E. M. Payne III (incumbent) 9,841 13.91% Republican Party (United States) Robert B. Sayre 9,054 12.80% Democratic Party (United States) Mrs. W. W. Withrow (incumbent) 9,041 12.78% Republican Party (United States) R. J. Lucas, Jr. 8,936 12.63% Democratic Party (United States) Ben F. Williams Jr. 8,829 12.48% Republican Party (United States) Robert Thomson Jr. 8,113 11.47% Republican Party (United States) Ira D. Kessinger 6,700 9.47% 70,738 100.00% Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) Randolph Co. Randolph County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Earl H. Stalnaker (incumbent) 4,817 66.46% Republican Party (United States) Gwendolyn D. Cupp 2,431 33.54% 7,248 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Roane Co. Roane County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Gene M. Ashley (incumbent) 2,793 59.74% Democratic Party (United States) O. L. Starcher 1,882 40.26% 4,675 100.00% Republican Party (US) Summers Co. Summers County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Davis W. Ritter 2,729 100.00% 2,729 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Taylor Co. Taylor County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Samuel A. Morasco (incumbent) 2,187 50.09% Republican Party (United States) Robert T. Conner 2,179 49.91% 4,366 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Upshur Co. Upshur County election1 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Kenneth E. Queen (incumbent) 3,152 70.29% Democratic Party (United States) Morris L. Hayhurst 1,332 29.71% 4,484 100.00% Republican Party (US) Wayne Co. Wayne County election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Clayton C. Davidson (incumbent) 6,345 32.73% Democratic Party (United States) Robert K. Flanagan 6,338 32.69% Republican Party (United States) David F. Varney 3,524 18.18% Republican Party (United States) Virginia Murrey Owens 3,179 16.40% 19,386 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Webster Co. Webster County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) A. L. Sommerville Jr. 1,984 100.00% 1,984 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Wetzel Co. Wetzel County election1 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) Evelyn Schupbach (incumbent) 3,175 51.75% Republican Party (United States) Paul L. Johnson 2,960 48.25% 6,135 100.00% Democratic Party (US) Wood Co. Wood County election4 to be elected Republican Party (United States) Robert W. Burk Jr. 13,772 16.44% Republican Party (United States) William P. A. Nicely 12,801 15.28% Republican Party (United States) Jim C. Butcher 11,926 14.23% Republican Party (United States) Spencer K. Creel 11,719 13.99% Democratic Party (United States) Eugene A. Knotts (incumbent) 9,482 11.32% Democratic Party (United States) J. Douglas Ayers (incumbent) 8,629 10.30% Democratic Party (United States) Charles A. Townsend 8,294 9.90% Democratic Party (United States) George Barnett 7,167 8.55% 83,790 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Wyoming Co. Wood County election2 to be elected Democratic Party (United States) J. Paul England (incumbent) 4,715 50.49% Democratic Party (United States) C. E. Allen (incumbent) 4,623 49.51% 9,338 100.00% Democratic Party (US) See also 1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1966 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia Notes References 30em 1966 House of Delegates West Virginia House of Delegates Category:November 1966 in the United States