1970Final results
1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Si Galperin Jr. (D) won with 26.1% of the vote, defeating George A. Daugherty (D) by 6.5 points.
Si Galperin Jr.Democrat · winner
26.1%10,438
Virgil MatthewsDemocrat · winner
21.9%8,761
George A. DaughertyDemocrat
19.6%7,846
George K. W. WooDemocrat
18.6%7,454
A. Andrew Macqueen IIIDemocrat
8.8%3,528
Harold T. McCoyDemocrat
5.0%2,021
40,048 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET