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1974Final results

1974 election for West Virginia Senate District 9

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Alan L. Susman (D) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating James A. Harold (R) by 38.9 points.

Alan L. SusmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.4%13,755
James A. HaroldRepublican
30.6%6,051
19,806 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

EvenD+5.61972D+38.91974D+23.01978D+41.71982R+7.81986D+31.01990

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