1968Final results
1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 13
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William Sharpe Jr. (D) won with 90.3% of the vote, defeating Joseph B. Lightburn (Oth) by 80.5 points.
William Sharpe Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
90.3%27,643
Joseph B. LightburnOther party
9.7%2,980
30,623 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET