1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John I. Rogers (R) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Betty H. Baker (D) by 0.3 points.
John I. RogersRepublican · winner
50.2%19,690
Betty H. BakerDemocrat · incumbent
49.8%19,555
39,245 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