1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 11

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 11
Start: 1970-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Ralph D. Williams (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating John D. Bowling Jr. (D) by 13.8 points.

Ralph D. WilliamsDemocrat · winner

56.9%6,674

John D. Bowling Jr.Democrat · incumbent

43.1%5,052

11,726 votes

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