1976Final resultsSpecial election
1976 special election for West Virginia Senate District 10
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Richard Baylor (D) won with 31.2% of the vote, defeating Jack L. Hellems (D) by 3.3 points.
Richard BaylorDemocrat · winner
31.2%5,828
Jack L. HellemsDemocrat
27.9%5,213
Frederick L. ParkerDemocrat
23.6%4,408
Thomas P. FitzsimmonsDemocrat
17.4%3,244
18,693 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)