1968Final results
1968 election for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
W. Bernard Smith (D) won with 98.8% of the vote, defeating Don C. Elkins (Oth) by 97.7 points.
W. Bernard SmithDemocrat · winner
98.8%23,523
Don C. ElkinsOther party
1.2%274
23,797 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