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1974Final results

1974 election for West Virginia Senate District 4

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Robert F. Hatfield (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Charles Henderson (R) by 16.8 points.

Robert F. HatfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%16,705
41.6%11,900
28,605 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

EvenR+7.51972D+1.31972 specialD+16.81974R+0.81976R+3.01978R+1.11980

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