1974 general · November 4, 1974
1974 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1974 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 8
Races16
Changed party1
Unopposed25%4 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 14 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Judith A. Herndon (R) | 7.4 | |
| SD-2 | William Gilligan (R) | 6.4 | |
| SD-3 | Russell G. Beall (D) | 6.1 | Flipped |
| SD-4 | Robert F. Hatfield (D) | 16.8 | |
| SD-5 | Robert R. Nelson (D) | 11.4 | |
| SD-6 | Lafe P. Ward (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | J. Robert Rogers (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Si Galperin Jr. · Roland Savilla (D) | 2.3 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-9 | Alan L. Susman (D) | 38.9 | |
| SD-10 | J. C. Dillon Jr. (D) | 20.4 | |
| SD-11 | Ralph D. Williams (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Carl E. Gainer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | William Neely (D) | 48.9 | |
| SD-14 | William A. Moreland (D) | 13.8 | |
| SD-15 | C. N. Harman (R) | 9.9 | |
| SD-16 | Robert M. Steptoe (D) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner