The 1970 United States Senate election in West Virginia was held on November 3, 1970. Incumbent senator

Robert Byrd Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A ...

won re-election by the biggest margin at that point in his career.

Background

The election was held during the

1970 United States Senate elections The 1970 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate, taking place in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term as President. The Democrats lost a net of three seats, while the Republicans and the Conservative Pa ...

. In the election Democrats maintained their majority, but lost seats.

Results

Democratic primary

General Election

References

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West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the Bur ...

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