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