1976Final results
1976 primary for West Virginia Senate District 6
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John Fanning (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating William H. Wagner (D) by 21.5 points.
John FanningDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.3%9,162
William H. WagnerDemocrat
35.8%5,721
James H. SnowDemocrat
6.8%1,094
15,977 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET