1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 11
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Ralph D. Williams (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Cleveland K. Benedict (R) by 35.0 points.
Ralph D. WilliamsDemocrat · winner
67.5%12,912
Cleveland K. BenedictRepublican
32.5%6,219
19,131 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET