1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Carl E. Gainer (D) won with 62.5% of the vote, defeating N. Ray Kniceley (D) by 25.1 points.
Carl E. GainerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.5%7,972
N. Ray KniceleyDemocrat
37.5%4,778
12,750 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET