1972Final results
1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 11
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Pat R. Hamilton (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Joe McQuade (R) by 23.4 points.
Pat R. HamiltonDemocrat · winner
61.7%20,013
Joe McQuadeRepublican
38.3%12,428
32,441 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