1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Russell G. Beall (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Calvin A. Calendine (R) by 6.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Russell G. BeallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%17,047
Calvin A. CalendineRepublican
46.9%15,075
32,122 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