1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 5

Name: 1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 5
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

H. Darrel Darby (D) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating C. H. McKown (D) by 6.4 points.

H. Darrel DarbyDemocrat · winner

53.2%12,753

C. H. McKownDemocrat · incumbent

46.8%11,210

23,963 votes

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