1970Final results
1970 election for West Virginia Senate District 9
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Alan L. Susman (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating James A. Harold (R) by 18.6 points.
Alan L. SusmanDemocrat · winner
59.3%13,260
James A. HaroldRepublican
40.7%9,094
22,354 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 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)