1974Final results
1974 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert R. Nelson (D) won re-election with 55.7% of the vote, defeating William C. Campbell (R) by 11.4 points.
Robert R. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.7%20,244
William C. CampbellRepublican
44.3%16,114
36,358 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)