1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Richard Benson (D) won with 39.7% of the vote, defeating D. P. Given (D) by 0.1 points.
Richard BensonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.7%8,710
D. P. GivenDemocrat
39.6%8,690
Harry B. MooreDemocrat
20.8%4,562
21,962 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET