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1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

William Tompos (D) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Willis Andrew Baldwin (R) by 22.6 points.

William TomposDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.3%34,934
38.7%22,054
56,988 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+14.31972R+7.41974R+6.01976R+6.01978D+17.31980D+9.61982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET