1972Final results
1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William Tompos (D) won with 35.1% of the vote, defeating George Griffith (D) by 9.5 points.
William TomposDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.1%10,146
George GriffithDemocrat
25.5%7,388
Ronald E. WilsonDemocrat
25.0%7,238
Richard WojcikDemocrat
14.4%4,151
28,923 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET