1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Richard Wojcik (D) won with 33.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph H. Duffy (D) by 7.3 points.
Richard WojcikDemocrat · winner
33.8%6,142
Joseph H. DuffyDemocrat
26.6%4,824
John B. GardnerDemocrat
24.5%4,456
Frank M. GaudioDemocrat
15.1%2,736
18,158 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET