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1970Final results

1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 7

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

David E. Wallace (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Wetzel Lusher (R) by 55.5 points.

David E. WallaceDemocrat · winner
77.8%18,623
Wetzel LusherRepublican
22.2%5,322
23,945 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

EvenD+40.01978D+44.11980D+60.01982D+50.01984D+62.91996D+38.22002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET