1972Final results
1972 primary for West Virginia Senate District 6
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John Fanning (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Glenn D. Hatcher (D) by 14.5 points.
John FanningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%8,285
Glenn D. HatcherDemocrat
42.7%6,181
14,466 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET