1972Final results

1972 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 1

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Samuel N. Kusic (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Calvin Heck (R) by 28.0 points.

Samuel N. KusicRepublican · winner
64.0%7,893
Calvin HeckRepublican
36.0%4,440
12,333 votes

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