1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 10

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 10
Start: 1970-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

J. C. Dillon Jr. (D) won with 36.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Baylor (D) by 6.9 points.

J. C. Dillon Jr.Democrat · winner

36.1%4,791

29.1%3,869

17.7%2,350

Ray SawyersDemocrat · incumbent

17.1%2,266

13,276 votes

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