1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 6
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Lafe P. Ward (D) won with 72.9% of the vote, defeating Sidney M. Copley (R) by 45.8 points.
Lafe P. WardDemocrat · winner
72.9%11,147
Sidney M. CopleyRepublican
27.1%4,141
15,288 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)