Clyde See
48th Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1979–1985
Preceded byDonald L. Kopp
Succeeded byJoseph Albright
Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates
In office
1974–1985
Personal details
Born
Clyde McNeill See Jr.

(1941-10-20)October 20, 1941
Hardy County, West Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 6, 2017(2017-04-06) (aged 75)
Moorefield, West Virginia, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseJudith Robinson
Alma materWest Virginia University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army

Clyde McNeill See Jr. (October 20, 1941 – April 6, 2017) was an American politician and lawyer from West Virginia. See served as Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1979 to 1985 and was the Democratic nominee for Governor of West Virginia in 1984, a race he lost to Republican Arch Moore.

Early life

Born in Hardy County, West Virginia, See dropped out of high school. He joined the United States Army and received his GED after serving in the United States Army. He received his bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and his law degree from West Virginia University College of Law. He practiced law in Hardy County and lived in Old Fields, West Virginia.

Political career

See served as a Democrat in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1974 to 1985, where he was noted for his rapid rise in the ranks of House leadership, serving as vice-chairman of the House Judiciary Committee in his first term and becoming Majority Leader in his second term.[1] See was elected Speaker of the House in his third term and served in the position for six years, from 1979 to 1985. See also ran for election for Governor of West Virginia in 1984 and 1988 and lost both elections.

Death

See died at his home in Moorefield, West Virginia from cancer in 2017.[2][3] The Speaker Clyde See Jr. Exit on Corridor H in Moorefield is named in his honor.[4]

Election results

Primary election

West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1984[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde M. See Jr. 148,049 39.84
Democratic Warren McGraw 104,138 28.02
Democratic Chauncey H. Browning Jr. 101,712 27.37
Democratic Dusty Rhodes 7,581 2.04
Democratic Glenn W. Mullett 5,234 1.41
Democratic Powell Lane 2,935 0.79
Democratic E. E. Cumptan 1,960 0.53
Total votes 371,609 100
West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1988[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gaston Caperton 132,435 37.96
Democratic Clyde M. See Jr. 94,364 27.05
Democratic Mario Palumbo 51,722 14.83
Democratic Gus Douglass 48,748 13.97
Democratic Dan R. Tonkovich 14,916 4.28
Democratic Larry Harless 5,217 1.50
Democratic Paul Nuchims 1,484 0.43
Total votes 348,886 100

General election

West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1984[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arch A. Moore Jr. 394,937 53.26
Democratic Clyde M. See Jr. 346,565 46.74
Total votes 741,502 100
Republican gain from Democratic

Notes

  1. ^ "HOUSE RESOLUTION 12". March 2, 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11.
  2. ^ Clyde McNeill See, Jr.-Obituary
  3. ^ Former House of Delegates Speaker Clyde See dead at 75
  4. ^ Flanagan, Jean (October 20, 2020). "Speaker Clyde See, Jr. Exit Dedicated". Moorefield Examiner. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1984". Retrieved May 8, 2016.
  6. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 10, 1988". Retrieved May 7, 2016.
  7. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 06, 1984". Retrieved May 8, 2016.
Party political offices Preceded byJay Rockefeller Democratic nominee for Governor of West Virginia 1984 Succeeded byGaston Caperton


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