1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Samuel N. Kusic (R) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating William Tompos (D) by 14.3 points.
Samuel N. KusicRepublican · winner
57.2%31,619
William TomposDemocrat · incumbent
42.8%23,703
55,322 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET