1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 10
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Odell Huffman (D) won with 44.1% of the vote, defeating Ray E. Barnett (D) by 12.5 points.
Odell HuffmanDemocrat · winner
44.1%8,628
Ray E. BarnettDemocrat · incumbent
31.6%6,177
Rudolph JenningsDemocrat
24.3%4,744
19,549 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET