1972Final results
1972 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Paul Crabtree (D) won with 30.4% of the vote, defeating David Karr (D) by 6.6 points.
Paul CrabtreeDemocrat · winner
30.4%4,701
David KarrDemocrat
23.8%3,678
Dave OnealDemocrat
23.6%3,650
R. T. Sizemore Jr.Democrat
22.2%3,423
15,452 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET