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West Virginia: State Senate, 1930s

Members of the West Virginia State Senate, 1930-39 (may be incomplete!)

1st District: Wright Hugus 1923-30 W. Edwin Wells 1929-32 George C. Beneke 1931-34 James Paull, Jr. 1933-44 C. Lee Spillers 1935-36 Carl B. Galbraith 1937-38 Thomas Sweeney 1939-42
2nd District: Walter R. Reitz 1927-30 Evan G. Roberts 1929-32 Glen Snodgrass 1931-32 John C. Myers 1933-34 D. Walter Null 1933-34 Harry Elbin 1935-36 Frank A. Young 1935-38 L. B. Snyder 1937-40 David B. Ealy 1939-42
3rd District: Albert B. White 1927-30 Thomas J. Davis, Sr. 1929-32 Howard F. Neale 1931-34 Dan B. Fleming 1933-44 Clinton L. Howard 1935-38 L. J. Morris 1939-42
4th District: William E. Walker 1929-30 William Woodyard 1929-32 C. O. Weissenburger 1931-34 Kenna K. Hyre 1933-34 Hazel Edna Hyre 1934 L. O. Curtis 1935-38 Ray E. Ritchie 1935-36 Howard S. Johnson 1937-40 B. Cleo Casto 1939-42
5th District: Jacob D. Smith 1929-32 B. W. West 1929-30 Harvey C. Taylor 1931-34 James Taliaferro Garrett 1933-36 J. Patrick Beacom 1935-38 Calvin N. Hall 1937-38 A. M. Martin 1939-41 C. Frank Millender 1939-40
6th District: Mont Z. White 1923-34 L. E. Woods 1925-30 McGinnis Hatfield 1931-32 A. G. Rutherford 1933 C. Frank Millender 1933-38 John H. Greene 1935-42 J. Robert Anderson 1939-40
7th District: T. H. Lilly 1927-30 John Q. Hutchinson 1929-32 Albert W. Reynolds, Jr. 1931-34 Grover C. Mitchell 1933-36 O. C. Canterbury 1935-38 W. Broughton Johnston 1937-38 Calvin N. Hall 1939-40 John J. Pelter 1939-44
8th District: Walter S. Hallanan 1927-30 M. T. Miller 1929-32 Clyde B. Johnson 1931-32 Luther R. Jones 1933-36 Alvin J. Barnhart 1935-37 John J. Pelter 1937-38 Sidney H. Robertson 1937-42 Roy F. Jimison 1939-44
9th District: A. B. Abbot 1927-34 Perry N. Wiseman 1929-36 F. W. Tuckwiller 1935-38 Emmett O. Wiseman 1937-38 T. E. Bibb 1939-42 Ward Wylie 1939-42
10th District: Anderson C. Herold 1923-34 Albert G. Mathews 1929-35 Grover C. Belknap 1935-38 C. W. Marsh 1936 Fred C. Allen 1937-38 W. Broughton Johnston 1939-52 William M. LaFon 1939-41
11th District: Ira L. Smith 1927-30 W. Merle Watkins 1929-32 Charles E. Hodges 1931-38 Earl H. Smith 1933-38 William N. Jasper 1939 Emmett O. Wiseman 1939-40 Jane Price 1939-40
12th District: Blaine Engle 1927-30 John R. Davis 1929-32 Ray W. Garvin 1931-34 Louis A. Henderson 1933-36 Byron B. Randolph 1935-38 George W. Jackson 1937-38 Fred C. Allen 1939-56 J. Buhl Shahan 1939-40
13th District: Ben H. Hiner 1927-32 Harry B. Martin 1929-32 William H. Roberts 1932 J. Slidell Brown 1933-34 Lee J. Sandridge 1933-36 G. O. Young 1935-38 J. Buhl Shahan 1937-38 George W. Jackson 1939-44 Byron B. Randolph 1939-42
14th District: A. L. Helmick 1921-38 E. Bunker Reynolds 1923-38 William J. Hussion 1939-41 Earl H. Smith 1939-41
15th District: Harry P. Henshaw 1921-31 Frank B. Robinson 1927-30 Robert White 1931-34 Lewis H. Thompson 1931-32 J. E. Helsley 1933-36 Milton O. Rouss 1935-37 D. Grove Moler 1937-38 Clayton L. Haines 1937-38 A. L. Helmick 1939-44 G. O. Young 1939-46
16th District: D. Grove Moler 1939-40 John A. Proctor 1939-42

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

Members of the West Virginia State Senate: Events and Candidates of the 1930's (may be incomplete!)

1st District:
- 1932: James Paull, Jr. (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: C. Lee Spillers (Dem), nominated; John L. Marsh (Dem), defeated in primary; Andy V. Fisher (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Julian G. Hearne (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: C. Lee Spillers (Dem), elected; Julian G. Hearne (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: James Paull, Jr. (Dem), elected; W. L. Smith (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Dec 17: C. Lee Spillers, resigned.
- 1937 Jan 12: Carl B. Galbraith, appointed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Thomas Sweeney (Rep), elected; Carl B. Galbraith (Dem), defeated.
2nd District:
- 1932 Sep 16: Glen Snodgrass, died in office.
- 1932 Nov 8: D. Walter Null, elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: D. Walter Null (Dem), nominated; Septimius Hall (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Frank A. Young (Rep), nominated; E. H. Yost (Rep), defeated in primary; James L. Anderson (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Sep 4: John C. Myers, died in office.
- 1934 Nov 6: Frank A. Young (Rep), elected; D. Walter Null (Dem), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Harry Elbin (Dem), elected; Herman C. Laas (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: L. B. Snyder (Dem), elected; Walter F. Ball (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: David B. Ealy (Rep), elected; George N. Yoho (Dem), defeated.
3rd District:
- 1932: Dan B. Fleming (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: Clinton L. Howard (Dem), nominated; Walter E. Stout (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Howard F. Neale (Rep), nominated; Harry O. Hiteshew (Rep), defeated in primary; O. A. Ashburn (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Clinton L. Howard (Dem), elected; Howard F. Neale (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Dan B. Fleming (Dem), elected; Robert F. Hickman (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: L. J. Morris (Dem), elected; William H. Carter (Rep), defeated.
4th District:
- 1932: Kenna K. Hyre (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Mar 7: Kenna K. Hyre, died in office.
- 1934 Mar 12: Hazel Edna Hyre, appointed.
- 1934 Aug 7: F. F. McIntosh, Jr. (Dem), nominated; John M. Eckard (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Fred D. Wolfe (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Aug 7: L. O. Curtis (Rep), nominated; A. T. Gordon (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Ray E. Ritchie (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: L. O. Curtis (Rep), elected; F. F. McIntosh, Jr. (Dem), defeated.
- 1934 Nov 6: Ray E. Ritchie (Rep), elected; Fred D. Wolfe (Dem), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Howard S. Johnson (Rep), elected; Samuel A. Simmons (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: B. Cleo Casto (Dem), elected; Oliver D. Kessel (Rep), defeated.
5th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: J. Patrick Beacom (Dem), nominated; A. J. Wilkinson (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Theodore A. Cavendish (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: J. Patrick Beacom (Dem), elected; Theodore A. Cavendish (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Calvin N. Hall (Dem), elected; B. R. Osborne (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: A. M. Martin (Dem), elected; Harrison H. Lamb (Rep), defeated.
6th District:
- 1932: C. Frank Millender (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: John H. Greene (Dem), nominated; Thomas H. S. Curd (Dem), defeated in primary; Lafe B. Chafin (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: J. A. French (Rep), nominated; A. B. Shannon (Rep), defeated in primary; M. H. Tabor (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: John H. Greene (Dem), elected; J. A. French (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: C. Frank Millender (Dem), elected; John C. Summers (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: John H. Greene (Dem), elected; J. A. French (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: J. Robert Anderson (Dem), elected; James Donald Clark (Rep), defeated.
7th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: O. C. Canterbury (Dem), nominated; O. H. Ballard (Dem), defeated in primary; Thomas Jefferson Lilly (Dem), defeated in primary; A. E. Burgess (Dem), defeated in primary; A. G. Bryant (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Kyle McCormick (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: O. C. Canterbury (Dem), elected; Kyle McCormick (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: W. Broughton Johnston (Dem), elected; Fred M. Hawley (Rep), defeated.
8th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: Alvin J. Barnhart (Dem), nominated; Beverley Broun (Dem), defeated in primary; W. G. MacCorkle (Dem), defeated in primary; James M. Mason III (Dem), defeated in primary; Robert C. Slaughter (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: J. Howard Hundley (Rep), nominated; H. Londis Parsons (Rep), defeated in primary; John B. Floyd (Rep), defeated in primary; Edgar C. Guinn (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Alvin J. Barnhart (Dem), elected; J. Howard Hundley (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: John J. Pelter (Dem), elected; Kel Holliday (Rep), defeated.
- 1937 Jun 22: Alvin J. Barnhart, resigned.
- 1937 Nov 9: Sidney H. Robertson, appointed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Sidney H. Robertson (Dem), elected; Bernard J. Pettigrew (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Roy F. Jimison (Dem), elected; A. L. Hughes (Rep), defeated.
9th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: F. W. Tuckwiller (Dem), nominated; R. L. Matthews (Dem), defeated in primary; Charles R. Summerfield (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: John A. Jones (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: F. W. Tuckwiller (Dem), elected; John A. Jones (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Emmett O. Wiseman (Dem), elected; Floyd J. Samples (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: T. E. Bibb (Dem), elected; Rosalie C. Muller (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Ward Wylie (Dem), elected; William M. Holroyd (Rep), defeated.
10th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: Grover C. Belknap (Dem), nominated; Anderson C. Herold (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Grover C. Belknap (Dem), elected; G. G. Davis (Rep), defeated.
- 1935 Mar 9: Albert G. Mathews, resigned.
- 1936 Jun 16: C. W. Marsh, appointed.
- 1936 Nov 3: Fred C. Allen (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: William M. LaFon (Dem), elected; Percy H. Brown (Rep), defeated.
11th District:
- 1930: Charles E. Hodges (Dem), elected.
- 1932: Earl H. Smith (Dem), elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: Charles E. Hodges (Dem), nominated; William J. Hussion (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Howard H. Holt (Rep), nominated; Mike Sangelo (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Charles E. Hodges (Dem), elected; Howard H. Holt (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Earl H. Smith (Dem), elected; Rollo J. Conley (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: William N. Jasper (Dem), elected; Claude E. Vance (Rep), defeated.
- 1939 Apr 26: William N. Jasper, died in office.
- 1939 Dec 26: Jane Price, appointed.
12th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: Byron B. Randolph (Dem), nominated; John S. Stump, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary; Ray W. Garvin (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: John C. Southern (Rep), nominated; Wade H. Pepper (Rep), defeated in primary; E. C. Board (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Byron B. Randolph (Dem), elected; John C. Southern (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: George W. Jackson (Dem), elected; Raymond J. Vassar (Rep), defeated.
13th District:
- 1932: Ben H. Hiner, died in office.
- 1932 Nov 8: J. Slidell Brown, elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: J. Slidell Brown (Dem), nominated; L. W. Deeds (Dem), defeated in primary; Cyrus H. Scott (Dem), defeated in primary; Hanford Dye (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: G. O. Young (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: G. O. Young (Rep), elected; J. Slidell Brown (Dem), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: J. Buhl Shahan (Dem), elected; Harry B. Martin (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: Byron B. Randolph (Dem), elected; Ira L. Swiger (Rep), defeated.
14th District:
- 1930: E. Bunker Reynolds (Rep), elected.
- 1932: A. L. Helmick (Rep), elected.
- 1934 Aug 7: George G. Dixon (Dem), nominated; Glenn Moomau (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: E. Bunker Reynolds (Rep), nominated; Hetz Pownall (Rep), defeated in primary; Roy E. Wiseman (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: E. Bunker Reynolds (Rep), elected; George G. Dixon (Dem), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: A. L. Helmick (Rep), elected; J. H. Weirich (Dem), defeated.
- 1938 Nov 8: William J. Hussion (Dem), elected; Hale J. Posten (Rep), defeated.
15th District:
- 1931: Harry P. Henshaw, resigned; Lewis H. Thompson, appointed.
- 1934 Aug 7: Milton O. Rouss (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Aug 7: C. S. Musser (Rep), nominated; Mrs. William B. Snyder (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Milton O. Rouss (Dem), elected; C. S. Musser (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: D. Grove Moler (Dem), elected; James S. Dailey (Rep), defeated.
- 1937 Jan 7: Milton O. Rouss, died in office.
- 1937 Jan 12: Clayton L. Haines, appointed.
- 1938 Nov 8: G. O. Young (Rep), elected unopposed.
16th District:
- 1938 Nov 8: John A. Proctor (Dem), elected; Jay A. Eyster (Rep), defeated.

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