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1972Final results

1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 2

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Roy Rogerson (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Stewart (D) by 16.6 points.

Roy RogersonRepublican · winner
58.3%17,294
41.7%12,382
29,676 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

EvenD+18.51972 special electionR+13.51972 runoffR+16.61972R+6.41974D+22.01976R+16.31978

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