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1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 13

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

William Neely (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Charles M. Loar (R) by 22.2 points.

William NeelyDemocrat · winner
61.1%17,146
Charles M. LoarRepublican
38.9%10,924
28,070 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

EvenD+48.91974D+38.21976D+42.01978D+7.41980D+3.61984R+1.01986

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