1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 7

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 7
Start: 1970-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

David E. Wallace (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Lloyd G. Jackson (D) by 5.0 points.

David E. WallaceDemocrat · winner

50.3%10,300

Lloyd G. JacksonDemocrat · incumbent

45.3%9,272

4.3%885

20,457 votes

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

Also on the ballot: John B. Johnson (Democrat), 4.3%