1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
David G. Hanlon (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating J. Frank Deem (R) by 7.8 points.
David G. HanlonDemocrat · winner
53.9%25,977
J. Frank DeemRepublican · incumbent
46.1%22,213
48,190 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