1972Final results
1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Todd C. Willis (D) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Don C. Elkins (R) by 26.0 points.
Todd C. WillisDemocrat · winner
63.0%22,799
Don C. ElkinsRepublican
37.0%13,391
36,190 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