1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 14

Name: 1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 14
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

James Davis (D) won with 37.5% of the vote, defeating Oley G. Hedrick (D) by 1.5 points.

James DavisDemocrat · winner

37.5%9,221

Oley G. HedrickDemocrat · incumbent

36.0%8,863

26.5%6,523

24,607 votes

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