1968 primaries · May 1, 1968
1968 West Virginia primaries results
Every race on West Virginia's ballot in the 1968 primaries: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races39
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | William Tompos (D) | 18.2 | |
| SD-1 · Republican primary | Willis Andrew Baldwin (R) | 10.3 | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | C. Montgomery (D) | 16.6 | |
| SD-2 · Republican primary | Theodore M. Bowers (R) | 31.0 | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Dale C. Lowther (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-3 · Republican primary | J. Frank Deem (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Randall A. Taylor (D) | 2.7 | |
| SD-4 · Republican primary | Brad Sayer (R) | 0.0 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | C. H. McKown (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | Charles W. Stewart (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | John Fanning (D) | 1.7 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-6 · Republican primary | Helen Mamick (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | W. Bernard Smith (D) | 6.0 | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Julian H. Chambers (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | William T. Brotherton Jr. (D) | 10.0 | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | Robert E. Douglas (R) | — | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Tracy Hylton (D) | 33.6 | |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Crawford L. Wilson (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Ray E. Barnett (D) | 45.9 | |
| SD-10 · Republican primary | Philip T. Lilly Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Robert K. Holliday (D) | 2.5 | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | Forrest H. Spade (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | E. Hans McCourt (D) | 19.5 | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Oley G. Hedrick (D) | 9.8 | |
| SD-14 · Republican primary | Don A. Garvin (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | Dallas Wolfe (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Betty H. Baker (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | John I. Rogers (R) | Unopposed |
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Robert M. Steptoe (D) | — | |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | Ward W. Keesecker (R) | 6.2 | |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Larkin B. Ours (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Thomas J. Hawse (D) | 55.3 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Richard H. Bowman (D) | 11.5 | |
| HD-5 · Republican primary | Forrest M. Buck (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | Stephen C. Bird (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | J. C. Powell (R) | 8.9 | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Billy B. Burke (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Republican primary | Linda Lou Brohard (R) | Unopposed |
West Virginia
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner