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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

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic Party primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 295,017 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidate

  • Louise Leonard, incumbent State Senator

Results

Republican Party primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Louise Leonard 112,814 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 486,310 66.45 Increase5.94
Republican Louise Leonard 245,531 33.55 Decrease6.95
Total votes 731,841 100.00%
Democratic hold

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