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1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 2

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Theodore M. Bowers (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating C. Montgomery (D) by 17.7 points.

Theodore M. BowersRepublican · winner
58.9%18,338
C. MontgomeryDemocrat · incumbent
41.1%12,822
31,160 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

EvenD+18.51972 special electionR+13.51972 runoffR+16.61972R+6.41974D+22.01976R+16.31978

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