1970Final results
1970 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John T. Poffenbarger (R) won with 45.5% of the vote, defeating Jack A. C. Lawrence (R) by 29.2 points.
John T. PoffenbargerRepublican · winner · incumbent
45.5%8,388
James Clay JeterRepublican · winner
38.3%7,072
Jack A. C. LawrenceRepublican
16.2%2,992
18,452 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET