1970-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for West Virginia (Class 1)

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County	Turnout	Robert Byrd* (D)		Elmer Dodson (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Barbour	41%	2,713	75.3%	892	24.7%	0	0.0%	1,821	3,605
Berkeley	40%	7,420	81.8%	1,653	18.2%	0	0.0%	5,767	9,073
Boone	47%	6,069	86.5%	951	13.5%	0	0.0%	5,118	7,020
Braxton	43%	2,817	81.4%	644	18.6%	0	0.0%	2,173	3,461
Brooke	34%	5,206	80.7%	1,248	19.3%	0	0.0%	3,958	6,454
Cabell	39%	21,341	78.6%	5,818	21.4%	0	0.0%	15,523	27,159
Calhoun	53%	1,885	81.0%	443	19.0%	0	0.0%	1,442	2,328
Clay	52%	2,233	80.8%	530	19.2%	0	0.0%	1,703	2,763
Doddridge	46%	1,161	64.8%	630	35.2%	0	0.0%	531	1,791
Fayette	39%	10,016	83.7%	1,949	16.3%	0	0.0%	8,067	11,965
Gilmer	41%	1,660	81.1%	386	18.9%	0	0.0%	1,274	2,046
Grant	33%	1,098	62.7%	654	37.3%	0	0.0%	444	1,752
Greenbrier	38%	6,303	80.5%	1,527	19.5%	0	0.0%	4,776	7,830
Hampshire	39%	2,469	87.7%	347	12.3%	0	0.0%	2,122	2,816
Hancock	39%	7,730	78.7%	2,097	21.3%	0	0.0%	5,633	9,827
Hardy	45%	2,152	84.8%	387	15.2%	0	0.0%	1,765	2,539
Harrison	48%	18,258	81.5%	4,156	18.5%	0	0.0%	14,102	22,414
Jackson	46%	4,117	69.3%	1,823	30.7%	0	0.0%	2,294	5,940
Jefferson	32%	3,677	85.3%	633	14.7%	0	0.0%	3,044	4,310
Kanawha	40%	43,242	72.3%	16,567	27.7%	0	0.0%	26,675	59,809
Lewis	39%	3,603	79.5%	927	20.5%	0	0.0%	2,676	4,530
Lincoln	53%	4,421	74.4%	1,520	25.6%	0	0.0%	2,901	5,941
Logan	44%	10,303	84.6%	1,876	15.4%	0	0.0%	8,427	12,179
Marion	44%	12,505	71.3%	5,032	28.7%	0	0.0%	7,473	17,537
Marshall	43%	7,959	77.7%	2,280	22.3%	0	0.0%	5,679	10,239
Mason	44%	4,684	70.3%	1,976	29.7%	0	0.0%	2,708	6,660
McDowell	33%	8,268	86.4%	1,297	13.6%	0	0.0%	6,971	9,565
Mercer	36%	11,738	81.5%	2,668	18.5%	0	0.0%	9,070	14,406
Mineral	42%	4,495	73.7%	1,602	26.3%	0	0.0%	2,893	6,097
Mingo	39%	6,403	86.7%	979	13.3%	0	0.0%	5,424	7,382
Monongalia	32%	9,897	69.9%	4,253	30.1%	0	0.0%	5,644	14,150
Monroe	68%	3,329	69.0%	1,499	31.0%	0	0.0%	1,830	4,828
Morgan	42%	1,455	64.1%	815	35.9%	0	0.0%	640	2,270
Nicholas	43%	4,797	83.2%	966	16.8%	0	0.0%	3,831	5,763
Ohio	41%	14,279	79.8%	3,612	20.2%	0	0.0%	10,667	17,891
Pendleton	41%	1,439	76.7%	438	23.3%	0	0.0%	1,001	1,877
Pleasants	43%	1,487	77.6%	429	22.4%	0	0.0%	1,058	1,916
Pocahontas	42%	1,840	77.7%	528	22.3%	0	0.0%	1,312	2,368
Preston	36%	3,737	67.1%	1,830	32.9%	0	0.0%	1,907	5,567
Putnam	42%	5,275	74.5%	1,804	25.5%	0	0.0%	3,471	7,079
Raleigh	39%	14,193	83.1%	2,893	16.9%	0	0.0%	11,300	17,086
Randolph	41%	5,239	82.2%	1,132	17.8%	0	0.0%	4,107	6,371
Ritchie	39%	1,736	68.6%	795	31.4%	0	0.0%	941	2,531
Roane	47%	2,525	60.7%	1,636	39.3%	0	0.0%	889	4,161
Summers	45%	3,285	85.1%	577	14.9%	0	0.0%	2,708	3,862
Taylor	43%	2,753	73.6%	985	26.4%	0	0.0%	1,768	3,738
Tucker	42%	1,461	74.8%	491	25.2%	0	0.0%	970	1,952
Tyler	44%	1,923	72.9%	714	27.1%	0	0.0%	1,209	2,637
Upshur	36%	2,930	67.3%	1,426	32.7%	0	0.0%	1,504	4,356
Wayne	42%	7,939	81.3%	1,824	18.7%	0	0.0%	6,115	9,763
Webster	42%	2,054	84.5%	376	15.5%	0	0.0%	1,678	2,430
Wetzel	45%	4,633	82.3%	996	17.7%	0	0.0%	3,637	5,629
Wirt	47%	886	74.5%	303	25.5%	0	0.0%	583	1,189
Wood	38%	16,008	77.2%	4,719	22.8%	0	0.0%	11,289	20,727
Wyoming	35%	4,919	81.4%	1,125	18.6%	0	0.0%	3,794	6,044
TOTAL	40%	345,965	77.6%	99,658	22.4%	0	0.0%	246,307	445,623
Total R vote: 99,658 (22.4%)      Total D vote: 345,965 (77.6%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1970 Senate class 1, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,713	75.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	892	24.7%
TOTAL	3,605
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,420	81.8%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,653	18.2%
TOTAL	9,073
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,069	86.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	951	13.5%
TOTAL	7,020
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,817	81.4%
Elmer Dodson (R)	644	18.6%
TOTAL	3,461
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,206	80.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,248	19.3%
TOTAL	6,454
Turnout: 34%

1970 Senate class 1, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	21,341	78.6%
Elmer Dodson (R)	5,818	21.4%
TOTAL	27,159
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,885	81.0%
Elmer Dodson (R)	443	19.0%
TOTAL	2,328
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,233	80.8%
Elmer Dodson (R)	530	19.2%
TOTAL	2,763
Turnout: 52%

1970 Senate class 1, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,161	64.8%
Elmer Dodson (R)	630	35.2%
TOTAL	1,791
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 1, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	10,016	83.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,949	16.3%
TOTAL	11,965
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,660	81.1%
Elmer Dodson (R)	386	18.9%
TOTAL	2,046
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,098	62.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	654	37.3%
TOTAL	1,752
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,303	80.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,527	19.5%
TOTAL	7,830
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,469	87.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	347	12.3%
TOTAL	2,816
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,730	78.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	2,097	21.3%
TOTAL	9,827
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,152	84.8%
Elmer Dodson (R)	387	15.2%
TOTAL	2,539
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	18,258	81.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	4,156	18.5%
TOTAL	22,414
Turnout: 48%

1970 Senate class 1, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,117	69.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,823	30.7%
TOTAL	5,940
Turnout: 46%

1970 Senate class 1, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,677	85.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	633	14.7%
TOTAL	4,310
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	43,242	72.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	16,567	27.7%
TOTAL	59,809
Turnout: 40%

1970 Senate class 1, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,603	79.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	927	20.5%
TOTAL	4,530
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,421	74.4%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,520	25.6%
TOTAL	5,941
Turnout: 53%

1970 Senate class 1, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	10,303	84.6%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,876	15.4%
TOTAL	12,179
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	12,505	71.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	5,032	28.7%
TOTAL	17,537
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,959	77.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	2,280	22.3%
TOTAL	10,239
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,684	70.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,976	29.7%
TOTAL	6,660
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	8,268	86.4%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,297	13.6%
TOTAL	9,565
Turnout: 33%

1970 Senate class 1, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	11,738	81.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	2,668	18.5%
TOTAL	14,406
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,495	73.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,602	26.3%
TOTAL	6,097
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	6,403	86.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	979	13.3%
TOTAL	7,382
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	9,897	69.9%
Elmer Dodson (R)	4,253	30.1%
TOTAL	14,150
Turnout: 32%

1970 Senate class 1, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,329	69.0%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,499	31.0%
TOTAL	4,828
Turnout: 68%

1970 Senate class 1, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,455	64.1%
Elmer Dodson (R)	815	35.9%
TOTAL	2,270
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,797	83.2%
Elmer Dodson (R)	966	16.8%
TOTAL	5,763
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	14,279	79.8%
Elmer Dodson (R)	3,612	20.2%
TOTAL	17,891
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,439	76.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	438	23.3%
TOTAL	1,877
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,487	77.6%
Elmer Dodson (R)	429	22.4%
TOTAL	1,916
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,840	77.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	528	22.3%
TOTAL	2,368
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,737	67.1%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,830	32.9%
TOTAL	5,567
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,275	74.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,804	25.5%
TOTAL	7,079
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	14,193	83.1%
Elmer Dodson (R)	2,893	16.9%
TOTAL	17,086
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	5,239	82.2%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,132	17.8%
TOTAL	6,371
Turnout: 41%

1970 Senate class 1, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,736	68.6%
Elmer Dodson (R)	795	31.4%
TOTAL	2,531
Turnout: 39%

1970 Senate class 1, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,525	60.7%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,636	39.3%
TOTAL	4,161
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	3,285	85.1%
Elmer Dodson (R)	577	14.9%
TOTAL	3,862
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,753	73.6%
Elmer Dodson (R)	985	26.4%
TOTAL	3,738
Turnout: 43%

1970 Senate class 1, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,461	74.8%
Elmer Dodson (R)	491	25.2%
TOTAL	1,952
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	1,923	72.9%
Elmer Dodson (R)	714	27.1%
TOTAL	2,637
Turnout: 44%

1970 Senate class 1, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,930	67.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,426	32.7%
TOTAL	4,356
Turnout: 36%

1970 Senate class 1, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	7,939	81.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,824	18.7%
TOTAL	9,763
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	2,054	84.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	376	15.5%
TOTAL	2,430
Turnout: 42%

1970 Senate class 1, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,633	82.3%
Elmer Dodson (R)	996	17.7%
TOTAL	5,629
Turnout: 45%

1970 Senate class 1, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	886	74.5%
Elmer Dodson (R)	303	25.5%
TOTAL	1,189
Turnout: 47%

1970 Senate class 1, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	16,008	77.2%
Elmer Dodson (R)	4,719	22.8%
TOTAL	20,727
Turnout: 38%

1970 Senate class 1, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Robert Byrd* (D)	4,919	81.4%
Elmer Dodson (R)	1,125	18.6%
TOTAL	6,044
Turnout: 35%