1976Final results
1976 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Walter Rollins (D) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Carroll M. Earp (R) by 37.2 points.
Walter RollinsDemocrat · winner
68.6%32,027
Carroll M. EarpRepublican
31.4%14,651
46,678 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