1972Final results
1972 runoff for West Virginia Senate District 2
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William Gilligan (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Harry Lantz (D) by 13.5 points.
William GilliganRepublican · winner
56.8%17,422
Harry LantzDemocrat
43.2%13,275
30,697 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)