1976 general · November 2, 1976
1976 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1976 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 6
Races16
Changed party2
Unopposed44%7 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 14 · R 3
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Samuel N. Kusic (R) | 6.0 | |
| SD-2 | Dan Tonkovich (D) | 22.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-3 | David G. Hanlon (D) | 7.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-4 | Orton A. Jones (R) | 0.8 | Flipped |
| SD-5 | Walter Rollins (D) | 37.2 | |
| SD-6 | John Fanning (D) | 61.5 | |
| SD-7 | J. Ned Grubb (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 | Mario J. Palumbo · William T. Brotherton Jr. (D) | 15.9 | |
| SD-9 | Warren McGraw (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Odell Huffman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Pat R. Hamilton (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 | Richard Benson (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | William Sharpe Jr. (D) | 38.2 | |
| SD-14 | James Davis (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 | J. D. Hinkle Jr. (R) | 3.7 | |
| SD-16 | William J. Oates (D) | Unopposed |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner