1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Carl E. Gainer (D) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Robert Phillips (R) by 25.2 points.
Carl E. GainerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.6%13,192
Robert PhillipsRepublican
37.4%7,874
21,066 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