1976Final results
1976 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Samuel N. Kusic (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating George Griffith (D) by 6.0 points.
Samuel N. KusicRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%27,547
George GriffithDemocrat
47.0%24,451
51,998 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET