1968Final results

1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 5

Name: 1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
Start: 1968-11-05
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

C. H. McKown (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Stewart (R) by 4.9 points.

C. H. McKownDemocrat · winner · incumbent

52.4%28,807

47.6%26,118

54,925 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

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