The Political Graveyard: West Virginia: State Senate, 1970s

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West Virginia: State Senate, 1970s

Members of the West Virginia State Senate, 1970-79 (may be incomplete!)

1st District: William Tompos 1961-72 Chester R. Hubbard 1963-74 Samuel N. Kusic 1973-80 Judith A. Herndon 1974-80
2nd District: John E. Carrigan 1951-70 Theodore M. Bowers 1969-72 William L. Gilligan 1971-82 Roy H. Rogerson 1973-76 Dan R. Tonkovich 1977-88
3rd District: J. Frank Deem 1965-76 Robert W. Burk, Jr. 1969-70 Russell G. Beall 1971-78 David G. Hanlon 1977-80 J. Frank Deem 1979-82
4th District: V. K. Knapp 1963-72 Brad Sayre 1969-72 W. M. Smith 1972 Robert F. Hatfield 1973-78 Orton A. Jones 1973-84 Michael Shaw 1979-82
5th District: Lyle A. Smith 1955-70 C. H. 'Jackie' McKown 1959-72 Robert R. Nelson 1971-85 H. Darrel Darby 1973-76 Walter Rollins 1977-80
6th District: Noah E. Floyd 1963-70 John Pat Fanning 1968-80 Lafe P. Ward 1971-82
7th District: Lloyd G. Jackson 1947-70 W. Bernard Smith 1969-72 David E. Wallace 1971-74 Todd C. Willis 1973-76 J. Robert Rogers 1975-86 J. Ned Grubb 1977-80
8th District: John T. Poffenbarger 1967-74 Mario J. Palumbo 1969-88 Roland Savilla 1975-78 Si Boettner 1979-89
9th District: Tracy W. Hylton 1965-72 Bernard L. Crawford 1967-70 Alan L. Susman 1971-82 Warren R. McGraw 1973-84
10th District: Ralph E. Barnett 1961-72 Ray E. Sawyers 1967-70 J. R. McCoy 1970 J. C. Dillon, Jr. 1971-75 Odell H. Huffman 1973-84 Jack L. Hellems 1975-76 Richard P. Baylor 1977-82
11th District: John H. Bowling, Jr. 1967-70 Robert K. Holliday 1969-72 Ralph D. Williams 1971-86 Bob C. Mason 1972 Pat R. Hamilton 1973-80
12th District: E. Hansford McCourt 1957-72 Carl E. Gainer 1959-82 Richard H. Benson 1973-80
13th District: Walter A. Holden 1951-70 William R. Sharpe 1961-80 W. Walter Neeley 1971-78 Gino R. Colombo 1979-86
14th District: O. G. 'Oley' Hedrick 1953-72 William A. Moreland 1959-82 James L. Davis 1973-85
15th District: Dallas Wolfe 1961-72 J. D. Hinkle, Jr. 1970 C. N. Harman 1971-90 J. D. Hinkle, Jr. 1973-80
16th District: Clarence E. Martin, Jr. 1951-70 John I. Rogers 1969-72 Louise Leonard 1971-74 William J. Oates, Jr. 1973-80 Robert M. Steptoe 1975-82
17th District: W. T. Brotherton, Jr. 1965-80 Neal A. Kinsolving 1967-70 Si Galperin, Jr. 1971-82

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

Members of the West Virginia State Senate: Events and Candidates of the 1970's (may be incomplete!)

1st District:
- 1970 May 12: Richard J. Wojcik (Dem), nominated; Joseph H. Duffy (Dem), defeated in primary; John B. Gardner (Dem), defeated in primary; Frank M. Gaudio (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: Chester R. Hubbard (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: Chester R. Hubbard (Rep), elected; Richard J. Wojcik (Dem), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: Samuel N. Kusic (Rep), elected; William Tompos (Dem), defeated.
- 1974 Jun 27: Chester R. Hubbard, resigned.
- 1974 Jul 3: Judith A. Herndon, appointed.
- 1974 Nov 5: Judith A. Herndon (Rep), elected; Hiram J. Lester (Dem), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: Samuel N. Kusic (Rep), elected; George G. Griffith (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Judith A. Herndon (Rep), elected; Thais Blatnik (Dem), defeated.
2nd District:
- 1970 May 12: Robert F. Stewart (Dem), nominated; George A. Vance (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: John E. Carrigan (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: John E. Carrigan (Rep), elected; Robert F. Stewart (Dem), defeated.
- 1971 Oct 18: William L. Gilligan, appointed.
- 1972 Nov 7: Roy H. Rogerson (Rep), elected; Robert F. Stewart (Dem), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: William L. Gilligan (Rep), elected; Harry L. Lantz (Dem), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: William L. Gilligan (Rep), elected; Harry L. Lantz (Dem), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: Dan R. Tonkovich (Dem), elected; Roy H. Rogerson (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: William L. Gilligan (Rep), elected; Samuel D. Winer (Dem), defeated.
3rd District:
- 1970 May 12: J. M. Powell (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: Russell G. Beall (Dem), elected; J. M. Powell (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: J. Frank Deem (Rep), elected; Stephen C. Bird (Dem), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Russell G. Beall (Dem), elected; Calvin A. Calendine (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: David G. Hanlon (Dem), elected; J. Frank Deem (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: J. Frank Deem (Rep), elected; Russell G. Beall (Dem), defeated.
4th District:
- 1970 May 12: Randall A. Taylor (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 May 12: V. K. Knapp (Rep), nominated; Norman C. Slaughter (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: V. K. Knapp (Rep), elected; Randall A. Taylor (Dem), defeated.
- 1972 Aug 27: V. K. Knapp, resigned.
- 1972 Nov 7: Orton A. Jones (Rep), elected; David O'Neal (Dem), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: Robert F. Hatfield (Dem), elected; Elmer A. Fike (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Robert F. Hatfield (Dem), elected; Charles Henderson (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: Orton A. Jones (Rep), elected; R. T. Sizemore, Jr. (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Michael Shaw (Rep), elected; Robert F. Hatfield (Dem), defeated.
5th District:
- 1970 May 12: Robert R. Nelson (Dem), nominated; Lyle A. Smith (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: William C. Campbell (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: Robert R. Nelson (Dem), elected; William C. Campbell (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: H. Darrel Darby (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1974 Nov 5: Robert R. Nelson (Dem), elected; William C. Campbell (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: Walter Rollins (Dem), elected; Carroll M. Earp (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Robert R. Nelson (Dem), elected; Albert C. Esposito (Rep), defeated.
6th District:
- 1970 May 12: Sidney M. Copley (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: Lafe P. Ward (Dem), elected; Sidney M. Copley (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: John Pat Fanning (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1974 Nov 5: Lafe P. Ward (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1976 Nov 2: John Pat Fanning (Dem), elected; Gary D. Goode (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Lafe P. Ward (Dem), elected unopposed.
7th District:
- 1970 May 12: David E. Wallace (Dem), nominated; Lloyd G. Jackson (Dem), defeated in primary; John B. Johnson (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: Wetzel Lusher (Rep), nominated; Wetzel C. Adkins (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: David E. Wallace (Dem), elected; Wetzel Lusher (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Jan 27: W. Bernard Smith, removed.
- 1972 Nov 7: Todd C. Willis (Dem), elected; Don C. Elkins (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Jan 11: David E. Wallace, resigned.
- 1974 Nov 5: J. Robert Rogers (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1976 Nov 2: J. Ned Grubb (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: J. Robert Rogers (Dem), elected; Harry F. Adkins (Rep), defeated.
8th District:
- 1970 May 12: Virgil E. Matthews (Dem), nominated; George K. W. Woo (Dem), defeated in primary; A. Andrew McQueen III (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: John T. Poffenbarger (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: John T. Poffenbarger (Rep), elected; Virgil E. Matthews (Dem), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: Mario J. Palumbo (Dem), elected; Harlan Wilson, Jr. (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Roland Savilla (Dem), elected; John T. Poffenbarger (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: Mario J. Palumbo (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: Si Boettner (Dem), elected; Paul Zakaib, Jr. (Rep), defeated.
9th District:
- 1970 May 12: Alan L. Susman (Dem), nominated; Bernard L. Crawford (Dem), defeated in primary; Ted T. Stacy (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: Alan L. Susman (Dem), elected; James A. Harold (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: Warren R. McGraw (Dem), elected; Tracy W. Hylton (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Alan L. Susman (Dem), elected; James A. Harold (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: Warren R. McGraw (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: Alan L. Susman (Dem), elected; C. O. Smith, Jr. (Rep), defeated.
10th District:
- 1970: Ray E. Sawyers, resigned.
- 1970 May 12: J. C. Dillon, Jr. (Dem), nominated; Richard P. Baylor (Dem), defeated in primary; Willard C. Parker (Dem), defeated in primary; Ray E. Sawyers (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Jun 15: J. R. McCoy, appointed.
- 1970 Nov 3: J. C. Dillon, Jr. (Dem), elected; Wade H. Ballard III (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: Odell H. Huffman (Dem), elected; W. Grady Carper (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: J. C. Dillon, Jr. (Dem), elected; Tony Hylton (Rep), defeated.
- 1975 Jun 17: J. C. Dillon, Jr., resigned; Jack L. Hellems, appointed.
- 1976 Nov 2: Odell H. Huffman (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1976 Nov 2: Richard P. Baylor (Dem), elected; Reginald A. Harris (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Richard P. Baylor (Dem), elected unopposed.
11th District:
- 1970 May 12: Ralph D. Williams (Dem), nominated; John H. Bowling, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: Ralph D. Williams (Dem), elected; Cleveland K. Benedict (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Feb 26: Robert K. Holliday, resigned.
- 1972 Apr 18: Bob C. Mason, appointed.
- 1972 Nov 7: Pat R. Hamilton (Dem), elected; Mrs. Joe McQuade (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Ralph D. Williams (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1976 Nov 2: Pat R. Hamilton (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: Ralph D. Williams (Dem), elected; Mrs. James Clay Jeter (Rep), defeated.
12th District:
- 1970 May 12: Robert G. Phillips (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: Carl E. Gainer (Dem), elected; Robert G. Phillips (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: Richard H. Benson (Dem), elected; Robert G. Phillips (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Carl E. Gainer (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1976 Nov 2: Richard H. Benson (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: Carl E. Gainer (Dem), elected unopposed.
13th District:
- 1970 May 12: W. Walter Neeley (Dem), nominated; Paul G. Lister (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: W. Walter Neeley (Dem), elected; Charles M. Loar (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: William R. Sharpe (Dem), elected; Paul Fulks (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: W. Walter Neeley (Dem), elected; Helen Danley Rector (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: William R. Sharpe (Dem), elected; William Eric Spelsberg (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Gino R. Colombo (Dem), elected; Virginia Mitchell Colbert (Rep), defeated.
14th District:
- 1970 May 12: William A. Moreland (Dem), nominated; Charles A. Branney (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: Paul H. Price (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: William A. Moreland (Dem), elected; Paul H. Price (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: James L. Davis (Dem), elected; Charles Jenkins (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: William A. Moreland (Dem), elected; James R. McCartney (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: James L. Davis (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: William A. Moreland (Dem), elected; Richard David Lindsay (Rep), defeated.
15th District:
- 1970 Jan 21: J. D. Hinkle, Jr., appointed.
- 1970 May 12: C. N. Harman (Rep), nominated; J. D. Hinkle, Jr. (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: C. N. Harman (Rep), elected unopposed.
- 1972 Nov 7: J. D. Hinkle, Jr. (Rep), elected; Robert D. Cline (Dem), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: C. N. Harman (Rep), elected; Wade A. Graham (Dem), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: J. D. Hinkle, Jr. (Rep), elected; Robert D. Cline (Dem), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: C. N. Harman (Rep), elected; Gerald W. Ash (Dem), defeated.
16th District:
- 1970 May 12: Clarence E. Martin, Jr. (Dem), nominated; Roy M. Stroupe (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: Louise Leonard (Rep), nominated; K. Brent Johnson (Rep), defeated in primary; W. Phillip Porterfield (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1970 Nov 3: Louise Leonard (Rep), elected; Clarence E. Martin, Jr. (Dem), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: William J. Oates, Jr. (Dem), elected; John I. Rogers (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Robert M. Steptoe (Dem), elected; Louise Leonard (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: William J. Oates, Jr. (Dem), elected unopposed.
- 1978 Nov 7: Robert M. Steptoe (Dem), elected unopposed.
17th District:
- 1970 May 12: Si Galperin, Jr. (Dem), nominated; George A. Daugherty (Dem), defeated in primary; Harold T. McCoy (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1970 May 12: James C. Jeter (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1970 Nov 3: Si Galperin, Jr. (Dem), elected; James C. Jeter (Rep), defeated.
- 1972 Nov 7: W. T. Brotherton, Jr. (Dem), elected; Al J. Carey (Rep), defeated.
- 1974 Nov 5: Si Galperin, Jr. (Dem), elected; Herbert L. Pauley (Rep), defeated.
- 1976 Nov 2: W. T. Brotherton, Jr. (Dem), elected; George Spruce (Rep), defeated.
- 1978 Nov 7: Si Galperin, Jr. (Dem), elected; T. David Higgins (Rep), defeated.

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