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1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia
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Randolph
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50?60%
60?70%
70?80%
Leonard
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50?60%
60?70%
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The
1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia
took place on November 7, 1972.
West Virginia
was one of fifteen states alongside
Alabama
,
Arkansas
,
Colorado
,
Delaware
,
Georgia
,
Iowa
,
Louisiana
,
Maine
,
Minnesota
,
Mississippi
,
Montana
,
New Hampshire
,
Rhode Island
and
South Dakota
that were won by Republican President
Richard Nixon
in 1972 that elected a Democrat to the United States Senate. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Jennings Randolph
was re-elected to a fourth term and a third full term defeating Louise Leonard in a landslide. This was the only United States Senate election in West Virginia that
Jennings Randolph
had won by more than 60% of the vote.
Primary elections
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Democratic primary
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Candidate
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Results
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Republican primary
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Candidate
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- Louise Leonard, incumbent State Senator
Results
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General election
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Results
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See also
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