1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
V. K. Knapp (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Randall A. Taylor (D) by 3.2 points.
V. K. KnappRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.6%13,345
Randall A. TaylorDemocrat
48.4%12,506
25,851 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