1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for West Virginia Senate District 16
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert M. Steptoe (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Ethel Louise Leonard (R) by 3.1 points.
Robert M. SteptoeDemocrat · winner
51.6%15,774
Ethel Louise LeonardRepublican · incumbent
48.4%14,821
30,595 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET