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1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 3

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

J. Frank Deem (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Dale C. Lowther (D) by 15.8 points.

J. Frank DeemRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%27,276
42.1%19,846
47,122 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+6.51972D+6.11974D+7.81976R+17.41978R+2.81980D+12.21982

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