1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert R. Nelson (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating William C. Campbell (R) by 0.5 points.
Robert R. NelsonDemocrat · winner
50.2%19,015
William C. CampbellRepublican
49.8%18,836
37,851 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