1972-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for West Virginia (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Jennings Randolph* (D)		Louise Leonard (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Barbour	66%	4,103	63.1%	2,403	36.9%	0	0.0%	1,700	6,506
Berkeley	60%	8,094	52.5%	7,324	47.5%	0	0.0%	770	15,418
Boone	65%	7,852	72.4%	2,987	27.6%	0	0.0%	4,865	10,839
Braxton	66%	3,949	68.5%	1,813	31.5%	0	0.0%	2,136	5,762
Brooke	60%	9,158	73.3%	3,337	26.7%	0	0.0%	5,821	12,495
Cabell	54%	26,139	63.7%	14,867	36.3%	0	0.0%	11,272	41,006
Calhoun	68%	2,166	64.3%	1,200	35.7%	0	0.0%	966	3,366
Clay	64%	2,536	65.9%	1,311	34.1%	0	0.0%	1,225	3,847
Doddridge	65%	1,416	49.9%	1,422	50.1%	0	0.0%	-6	2,838
Fayette	62%	16,443	77.0%	4,924	23.0%	0	0.0%	11,519	21,367
Gilmer	60%	2,179	66.5%	1,097	33.5%	0	0.0%	1,082	3,276
Grant	65%	1,335	34.4%	2,549	65.6%	0	0.0%	-1,214	3,884
Greenbrier	55%	8,316	66.0%	4,289	34.0%	0	0.0%	4,027	12,605
Hampshire	55%	2,816	63.0%	1,652	37.0%	0	0.0%	1,164	4,468
Hancock	56%	11,374	74.5%	3,892	25.5%	0	0.0%	7,482	15,266
Hardy	63%	2,428	62.0%	1,487	38.0%	0	0.0%	941	3,915
Harrison	68%	25,021	72.4%	9,541	27.6%	0	0.0%	15,480	34,562
Jackson	69%	5,782	57.9%	4,211	42.1%	0	0.0%	1,571	9,993
Jefferson	47%	4,003	54.4%	3,359	45.6%	0	0.0%	644	7,362
Kanawha	61%	65,212	66.6%	32,771	33.4%	0	0.0%	32,441	97,983
Lewis	62%	5,067	65.8%	2,628	34.2%	0	0.0%	2,439	7,695
Lincoln	66%	4,858	58.4%	3,464	41.6%	0	0.0%	1,394	8,322
Logan	62%	14,072	75.7%	4,526	24.3%	0	0.0%	9,546	18,598
Marion	62%	18,975	69.9%	8,170	30.1%	0	0.0%	10,805	27,145
Marshall	64%	10,902	65.4%	5,767	34.6%	0	0.0%	5,135	16,669
Mason	65%	6,656	61.1%	4,229	38.9%	0	0.0%	2,427	10,885
McDowell	46%	10,434	72.8%	3,899	27.2%	0	0.0%	6,535	14,333
Mercer	54%	15,501	64.2%	8,643	35.8%	0	0.0%	6,858	24,144
Mineral	64%	6,286	61.8%	3,882	38.2%	0	0.0%	2,404	10,168
Mingo	58%	7,864	65.6%	4,131	34.4%	0	0.0%	3,733	11,995
Monongalia	56%	20,278	74.5%	6,926	25.5%	0	0.0%	13,352	27,204
Monroe	73%	3,158	55.7%	2,507	44.3%	0	0.0%	651	5,665
Morgan	65%	1,743	44.0%	2,214	56.0%	0	0.0%	-471	3,957
Nicholas	61%	6,544	70.4%	2,745	29.6%	0	0.0%	3,799	9,289
Ohio	61%	19,265	67.8%	9,129	32.2%	0	0.0%	10,136	28,394
Pendleton	67%	2,110	63.5%	1,213	36.5%	0	0.0%	897	3,323
Pleasants	65%	2,150	67.3%	1,046	32.7%	0	0.0%	1,104	3,196
Pocahontas	64%	2,584	64.6%	1,417	35.4%	0	0.0%	1,167	4,001
Preston	60%	6,541	62.6%	3,901	37.4%	0	0.0%	2,640	10,442
Putnam	65%	7,948	62.5%	4,759	37.5%	0	0.0%	3,189	12,707
Raleigh	57%	19,867	70.9%	8,136	29.1%	0	0.0%	11,731	28,003
Randolph	62%	7,862	73.6%	2,827	26.4%	0	0.0%	5,035	10,689
Ritchie	64%	2,210	49.1%	2,292	50.9%	0	0.0%	-82	4,502
Roane	66%	3,424	52.8%	3,057	47.2%	0	0.0%	367	6,481
Summers	63%	4,273	71.2%	1,728	28.8%	0	0.0%	2,545	6,001
Taylor	67%	4,053	62.8%	2,400	37.2%	0	0.0%	1,653	6,453
Tucker	69%	2,393	67.1%	1,174	32.9%	0	0.0%	1,219	3,567
Tyler	65%	2,198	50.8%	2,129	49.2%	0	0.0%	69	4,327
Upshur	59%	4,110	51.2%	3,919	48.8%	0	0.0%	191	8,029
Wayne	56%	9,571	65.7%	5,004	34.3%	0	0.0%	4,567	14,575
Webster	62%	3,041	74.7%	1,029	25.3%	0	0.0%	2,012	4,070
Wetzel	66%	6,307	70.2%	2,675	29.8%	0	0.0%	3,632	8,982
Wirt	74%	1,193	57.2%	891	42.8%	0	0.0%	302	2,084
Wood	63%	24,328	64.9%	13,186	35.1%	0	0.0%	11,142	37,514
Wyoming	60%	8,222	70.4%	3,452	29.6%	0	0.0%	4,770	11,674
TOTAL	59%	486,310	66.5%	245,531	33.5%	0	0.0%	240,779	731,841
Total R vote: 245,531 (33.5%)      Total D vote: 486,310 (66.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent

1972 Senate class 2, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,103	63.1%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,403	36.9%
TOTAL	6,506
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	8,094	52.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	7,324	47.5%
TOTAL	15,418
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	7,852	72.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,987	27.6%
TOTAL	10,839
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,949	68.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,813	31.5%
TOTAL	5,762
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	9,158	73.3%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,337	26.7%
TOTAL	12,495
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	26,139	63.7%
Louise Leonard (R)	14,867	36.3%
TOTAL	41,006
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,166	64.3%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,200	35.7%
TOTAL	3,366
Turnout: 68%

1972 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,536	65.9%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,311	34.1%
TOTAL	3,847
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,416	49.9%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,422	50.1%
TOTAL	2,838
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	16,443	77.0%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,924	23.0%
TOTAL	21,367
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,179	66.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,097	33.5%
TOTAL	3,276
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,335	34.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,549	65.6%
TOTAL	3,884
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	8,316	66.0%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,289	34.0%
TOTAL	12,605
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,816	63.0%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,652	37.0%
TOTAL	4,468
Turnout: 55%

1972 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	11,374	74.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,892	25.5%
TOTAL	15,266
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,428	62.0%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,487	38.0%
TOTAL	3,915
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	25,021	72.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	9,541	27.6%
TOTAL	34,562
Turnout: 68%

1972 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	5,782	57.9%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,211	42.1%
TOTAL	9,993
Turnout: 69%

1972 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,003	54.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,359	45.6%
TOTAL	7,362
Turnout: 47%

1972 Senate class 2, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	65,212	66.6%
Louise Leonard (R)	32,771	33.4%
TOTAL	97,983
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	5,067	65.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,628	34.2%
TOTAL	7,695
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,858	58.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,464	41.6%
TOTAL	8,322
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	14,072	75.7%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,526	24.3%
TOTAL	18,598
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	18,975	69.9%
Louise Leonard (R)	8,170	30.1%
TOTAL	27,145
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	10,902	65.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	5,767	34.6%
TOTAL	16,669
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,656	61.1%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,229	38.9%
TOTAL	10,885
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	10,434	72.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,899	27.2%
TOTAL	14,333
Turnout: 46%

1972 Senate class 2, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	15,501	64.2%
Louise Leonard (R)	8,643	35.8%
TOTAL	24,144
Turnout: 54%

1972 Senate class 2, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,286	61.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,882	38.2%
TOTAL	10,168
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	7,864	65.6%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,131	34.4%
TOTAL	11,995
Turnout: 58%

1972 Senate class 2, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	20,278	74.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	6,926	25.5%
TOTAL	27,204
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,158	55.7%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,507	44.3%
TOTAL	5,665
Turnout: 73%

1972 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,743	44.0%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,214	56.0%
TOTAL	3,957
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,544	70.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,745	29.6%
TOTAL	9,289
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	19,265	67.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	9,129	32.2%
TOTAL	28,394
Turnout: 61%

1972 Senate class 2, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,110	63.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,213	36.5%
TOTAL	3,323
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,150	67.3%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,046	32.7%
TOTAL	3,196
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,584	64.6%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,417	35.4%
TOTAL	4,001
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,541	62.6%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,901	37.4%
TOTAL	10,442
Turnout: 60%

1972 Senate class 2, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	7,948	62.5%
Louise Leonard (R)	4,759	37.5%
TOTAL	12,707
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	19,867	70.9%
Louise Leonard (R)	8,136	29.1%
TOTAL	28,003
Turnout: 57%

1972 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	7,862	73.6%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,827	26.4%
TOTAL	10,689
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,210	49.1%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,292	50.9%
TOTAL	4,502
Turnout: 64%

1972 Senate class 2, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,424	52.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,057	47.2%
TOTAL	6,481
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,273	71.2%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,728	28.8%
TOTAL	6,001
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,053	62.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,400	37.2%
TOTAL	6,453
Turnout: 67%

1972 Senate class 2, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,393	67.1%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,174	32.9%
TOTAL	3,567
Turnout: 69%

1972 Senate class 2, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,198	50.8%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,129	49.2%
TOTAL	4,327
Turnout: 65%

1972 Senate class 2, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,110	51.2%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,919	48.8%
TOTAL	8,029
Turnout: 59%

1972 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	9,571	65.7%
Louise Leonard (R)	5,004	34.3%
TOTAL	14,575
Turnout: 56%

1972 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,041	74.7%
Louise Leonard (R)	1,029	25.3%
TOTAL	4,070
Turnout: 62%

1972 Senate class 2, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,307	70.2%
Louise Leonard (R)	2,675	29.8%
TOTAL	8,982
Turnout: 66%

1972 Senate class 2, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,193	57.2%
Louise Leonard (R)	891	42.8%
TOTAL	2,084
Turnout: 74%

1972 Senate class 2, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	24,328	64.9%
Louise Leonard (R)	13,186	35.1%
TOTAL	37,514
Turnout: 63%

1972 Senate class 2, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	8,222	70.4%
Louise Leonard (R)	3,452	29.6%
TOTAL	11,674
Turnout: 60%