Clyde See

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Clyde See

|image = Clyde See.jpg

|office = 48th Speaker of the West Virginia House of Delegates

|term_start = 1979

|term_end = 1985

|predecessor = Donald L. Kopp

|successor = Joseph Albright

|office1 = Member of the West Virginia House of Delegates

|term_start1 = 1974

|term_end1 = 1985

|predecessor1 =

|successor1 =

|birth_name = Clyde McNeill See Jr.

|birth_date = {{birth date|1941|10|20}}

|birth_place = Hardy County, West Virginia, U.S.

|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|04|06|1941|10|20}}

|death_place = Moorefield, West Virginia, U.S.

|spouse = Judith Robinson

|party = Democratic

|alma_mater = West Virginia University

|allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

|branch = United 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.{{Cite web|date=March 2, 2018|title=HOUSE RESOLUTION 12|url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hr12%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=12&houseorig=h&billtype=r|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411175252/http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=hr12%20intr.htm&yr=2018&sesstype=RS&i=12&houseorig=h&billtype=r |archive-date=2021-04-11 }} 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.[http://fraleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Clyde-See/#!/Obituary Clyde McNeill See, Jr.-Obituary][http://www.wvmetronews.com/2017/04/07/former-house-of-delegates-speaker-clyde-see-dead-at-75/ Former House of Delegates Speaker Clyde See dead at 75] The Speaker Clyde See Jr. Exit on Corridor H in Moorefield is named in his honor.{{Cite news|last=Flanagan|first=Jean|date=October 20, 2020|title=Speaker Clyde See, Jr. Exit Dedicated|work=Moorefield Examiner|url=http://hardylive.com/speaker-clyde-see-jr-exit-dedicated/|access-date=March 14, 2021|archive-date=April 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410055955/http://hardylive.com/speaker-clyde-see-jr-exit-dedicated/|url-status=dead}}

Election results

=Primary election=

{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1984{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=327176|title=Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 05, 1984|access-date=May 8, 2016}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Clyde M. See Jr.

|votes = 148,049

|percentage = 39.84

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Warren McGraw

|votes = 104,138

|percentage = 28.02

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Chauncey H. Browning Jr.

|votes = 101,712

|percentage = 27.37

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Dusty Rhodes

|votes = 7,581

|percentage = 2.04

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Glenn W. Mullett

|votes = 5,234

|percentage = 1.41

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Powell Lane

|votes = 2,935

|percentage = 0.79

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = E. E. Cumptan

|votes = 1,960

|percentage = 0.53

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 371,609

|percentage = 100

|change =

}}

{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1988{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7742|title=Our Campaigns - WV Governor - D Primary Race - May 10, 1988|access-date=May 7, 2016}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Gaston Caperton

|votes = 132,435

|percentage = 37.96

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Clyde M. See Jr.

|votes = 94,364

|percentage = 27.05

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Mario Palumbo

|votes = 51,722

|percentage = 14.83

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Gus Douglass

|votes = 48,748

|percentage = 13.97

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Dan R. Tonkovich

|votes = 14,916

|percentage = 4.28

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Larry Harless

|votes = 5,217

|percentage = 1.50

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Paul Nuchims

|votes = 1,484

|percentage = 0.43

}}

{{Election box total no change|

|votes = 348,886

|percentage = 100

|change =

}}

=General election=

{{Election box begin no change | title=West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1984{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=27189|title=Our Campaigns - WV Governor Race - Nov 06, 1984|access-date=May 8, 2016}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Arch A. Moore Jr.

|votes = 394,937

|percentage = 53.26

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Clyde M. See Jr.

|votes = 346,565

|percentage = 46.74

}}