1972Final results
1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Richard Benson (D) won with 45.3% of the vote, defeating D. P. Given (D) by 23.7 points.
Richard BensonDemocrat · winner
45.3%8,743
D. P. GivenDemocrat
21.6%4,162
Denzil P. HinesDemocrat
13.7%2,636
Phillip HarnesDemocrat
12.3%2,376
I. Ray McCutcheonDemocrat
7.2%1,392
19,309 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET