1972Final results

1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 15

Name: 1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 15
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

J. D. Hinkle Jr. (R) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Cline (D) by 11.9 points.

J. D. Hinkle Jr.Republican · winner

56.0%20,741

44.0%16,326

37,067 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

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