1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 January 2021 1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia Jennings Randolph Democratic Party (United States) Jennings Randolph U.S. Senator 33.55% 245,531 Republican Party (United States) Louise Leonard File:Louise Leonard.png 66.45% West Virginia 486,310 Democratic Party (United States) Jennings Randolph File:Jennings Randolph headshot.jpg 150x150px November 7, 1972 1978 1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1966 1966 United States Senate election in West Virginia no presidential 1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 245px County resultsRandolph: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Leonard: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Democratic Party (United States)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 Randolph won by more than 60% of the vote. Primary elections Democratic primary Candidate Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. senator Results Democratic Party primary resultshttps://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1972/1972%20Primary%20Election%20-%20Official%20Returns%20of%20the%20Democatic%20Party.pdf 3–4 1972 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Democratic Party West Virginia Secretary of State 30 May 2021 Jennings Randolph (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 295,017 100.00% Republican primary Candidate Louise Leonard, incumbent state senator Results Republican Party primary resultshttps://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1972/1972%20Primary%20Election%20-%20Official%20Returns%20of%20the%20Republican%20Party.pdf 1–2 1972 Primary Election – Official Returns of the Republican Party West Virginia Secretary of State 30 May 2021 Louise Leonard Republican Party (United States) 112,814 100.00% General election Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=6509 Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1972 www.ourcampaigns.comhttps://sos.wv.gov/elections/Documents/HistElecDocs/1972/1972%20General%20Election%20-%20Official%20Election%20Returns.pdf 4–5 1972 General Election – Official Election Returns West Virginia Secretary of State 30 May 2021 Democratic Party (United States) Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 486,310 66.45 5.94 Republican Party (United States) Louise Leonard 245,531 33.55 6.95 731,841 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1972 United States Senate elections References West Virginia 1972 Category:1972 West Virginia elections