1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 4

Name: 1972 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 4
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Orton A. Jones (R) won with 58.2% of the vote, defeating Brad Sayer (R) by 16.5 points.

Orton A. JonesRepublican · winner

58.2%7,420

Brad SayerRepublican · incumbent

41.8%5,319

12,739 votes

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