1970Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Russell G. Beall (D) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating J. C. Powell (R) by 5.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Russell G. BeallDemocrat · winner
52.6%14,712
J. C. PowellRepublican
47.4%13,258
27,970 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