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      Home/Elections/1972/US Senate/West Virginia
      1972·US Senate·West Virginia

      West Virginia US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Jennings Randolph
      66.5%486,310 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Louise Leonard
      33.5%245,531 votes
      Margin
      D+32.9
      731,841 total votes
      2 candidates731,841 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Jennings RandolphDEM✓
      		DEM486,31066.5%
      Louise LeonardREP
      		REP245,53133.5%

      Seat History

      US Senate in West Virginia(Class II)

      2024
      Jim JusticeREP
      R+41.0
      2020
      Shelley Moore CapitoREP
      R+43.3
      2018
      Joe ManchinDEM
      D+3.3
      2014
      Shelley Moore CapitoREP
      R+27.7
      2012
      Joe ManchinDEM
      D+24.1
      2010(S)
      Joe ManchinDEM
      D+10.1
      2008
      Jay RockefellerDEM
      D+27.5
      2006
      Robert C. ByrdDEM
      D+30.7
      2002
      Jay RockefellerDEM
      D+26.2
      2000
      Robert C. ByrdDEM
      D+57.6
      1996
      Jay RockefellerDEM
      D+53.3
      1994
      Robert C. ByrdDEM
      D+38.0
      1990
      Jay RockefellerDEM
      D+36.6
      1988
      Robert C. ByrdDEM
      D+29.5
      1984
      Jay RockefellerDEM
      D+4.1
      View all US Senate history for West Virginia →

      Candidates

      Jennings RandolphDEM
      Record5W-0L
      Avg MarginD+16.4
      Career1958-1978
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Louise LeonardREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg MarginD+32.9
      Career1972-1972
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in West Virginia, 1972

      President1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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