1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1968 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 6

Name: 1968 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 6
Start: 1968-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

John Fanning (D) won with 50.8% of the vote, defeating Glenn D. Hatcher (D) by 1.7 points.

John FanningDemocrat · winner

50.8%8,748

Glenn D. HatcherDemocrat · incumbent

49.2%8,462

17,210 votes

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