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1970 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1970 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Harley O. Staggers won the 1970 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Harley O. Staggers received 56,263 popular votes (62.67%). The main challenger was Richard Marshall Reddecliff (37.33%).

See the full head-to-head between Staggers and Reddecliff

Staggers +25.3 pts · won by 22,754 votes
Harley O. StaggersDemocraticWINNER62.67%
56,263 votes
Richard Marshall ReddecliffRepublican37.33%
33,509 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.