1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 2
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John E. Carrigan (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Stewart (D) by 12.5 points.
John E. CarriganRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%10,961
Robert F. StewartDemocrat
43.8%8,531
19,492 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