1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 9

Name: 1970 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 9
Start: 1970-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Alan L. Susman (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Bernard L. Crawford (D) by 21.3 points.

Alan L. SusmanDemocrat · winner

49.1%7,116

Bernard L. CrawfordDemocrat · incumbent

27.8%4,027

23.1%3,355

14,498 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET