1972 general · February 1, 1972
1972 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1972 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 24 · R 10
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed12%2 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 12 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Samuel N. Kusic (R) | 14.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-2 | Roy Rogerson (R) | 16.6 | |
| SD-3 | J. Frank Deem (R) | 6.5 | |
| SD-4 | Orton A. Jones (R) | 7.5 | |
| SD-5 | H. Darrel Darby (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 | John Fanning (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | Todd C. Willis (D) | 26.0 | |
| SD-8 | William T. Brotherton Jr. · Mario J. Palumbo (D) | 6.0 | |
| SD-9 | Warren McGraw (D) | 5.6 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Odell Huffman (D) | 12.6 | |
| SD-11 | Pat R. Hamilton (D) | 23.4 | |
| SD-12 | Richard Benson (D) | 21.4 | |
| SD-13 | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | 5.7 | |
| SD-14 | James Davis (D) | 6.0 | |
| SD-15 | J. D. Hinkle Jr. (R) | 11.9 | |
| SD-16 | William J. Oates (D) | 21.6 | Incumbent lost |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner