1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for West Virginia Senate District 9
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Warren McGraw (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Tracy Hylton (R) by 5.6 points.
Warren McGrawDemocrat · winner
52.8%21,512
Tracy HyltonRepublican · incumbent
47.2%19,229
40,741 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