1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 9

Name: 1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 9
Start: 1974-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Alan L. Susman (D) won with 70.4% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Merritt (D) by 40.8 points.

Alan L. SusmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent

70.4%11,985

29.6%5,036

17,021 votes

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