1970 general · November 3, 1970
1970 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1970 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 23 · R 11
Races16
Changed party2
Unopposed6%1 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 11 · R 6
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Chester R. Hubbard (R) | 7.0 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | John E. Carrigan (R) | 12.5 | |
| SD-3 | Russell G. Beall (D) | 5.2 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | V. K. Knapp (R) | 3.2 | |
| SD-5 | Robert R. Nelson (D) | 0.5 | |
| SD-6 | Lafe P. Ward (D) | 45.8 | |
| SD-7 | David E. Wallace (D) | 55.5 | |
| SD-8 | Si Galperin Jr. · John T. Poffenbarger (DEM) | 1.6 | |
| SD-9 | Alan L. Susman (D) | 18.6 | |
| SD-10 | J. C. Dillon Jr. (D) | 5.8 | |
| SD-11 | Ralph D. Williams (D) | 35.0 | |
| SD-12 | Carl E. Gainer (D) | 25.2 | |
| SD-13 | William Neely (D) | 22.2 | |
| SD-14 | William A. Moreland (D) | 5.5 | |
| SD-15 | C. N. Harman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Ethel Louise Leonard (R) | 4.6 | Incumbent lost |
West Virginia State Senate
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