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1952 returns - 370-71 1953 Roster - page 150
1912 and 1914
[edit]The West Virginia Legislature has not published election returns from before 1912. Election returns: https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1916.pdf
Summary
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats won | |
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Republican | 14 | 119,254 | 46.19% | 11 | |
Democratic | 15 | 117,960 | 45.69% | 4 | |
Socialist | 11 | 13,786 | 5.34% | 0 | |
Progressive | 2 | 3,815 | 1.48% | 0 | |
Prohibition | 14 | 3,351 | 1.30% | 0 | |
Total | 258,166 | 100% | 15 |
Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats won | |
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Republican | 14 | 103,334 | 45.49% | 10 | |
Democratic | 15 | 103,523 | 45.53% | 5 | |
Progressive | 12 | 7,966 | 3.50% | 0 | |
Independents | 15 | 6,135 | 2.70% | 0 | |
Socialist | 5 | 5,785 | 2.54% | 0 | |
Prohibition | 4 | 622 | 0.27% | 0 | |
Total | 227,365 | 100% | 15 |
1952
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The 1952 West Virginia Senate election took place on November 4, 1952, with primary elections being held on May 13.[1]
Retired incumbents
[edit]Democrats:
- District 10: W. Broughton Johnston did not run for re-election. O. H. Ballard won the primary[2] and the general election.[3]
- District 13: Floyd D. Boner retired did not run for re-election. Hunter Bennett won the primary[2] but lost the general election.[3]
Defeated incumbents
[edit]Democrat:
- District 14: C. Howard Hardesty lost re-nomination to O. G. Hedrick,[2] who went on to win the general election.[3]
Summary
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before 50th Leg. |
Up | Won | After 51st Leg. |
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Democratic | 14 | 420,401 | 51.19 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 22 | ![]() | |
Republican | 16 | 400,853 | 48.81 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 10 | ![]() | |
Total | 821,254 | 100% | 32 | 16 | 32 | ![]() |
Roster of the 51st Senate
[edit]Officers
[edit]President: Senator Ralph J. Bean (Democratic)[4]
President Pro Tempore: Senator Fred C. Allen (Democratic)[4]
Clerk: J. Howard Myers (Democratic)[4]
Secretary to Clerk: Rita A. Cox (Democratic)[4]
Sergeant-at-Arms: Homer A. Pelfrey (Democratic)[4]
Doorkeeper: Clarence C. Elmore (Democratic)[4]
Messenger: Frank Hill (Democratic)[4]
Members
[edit]Senators in boldface were elected in 1952, and senators in italics were appointed between the 1950 and 1952 elections.[5]
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
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District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
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1954
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The 1954 West Virginia Senate election took place on November 2, 1954, with primary elections being held on August 3.[6]
Retired incumbents
[edit]Democratic
- District 11: John H. Bowling did not run for re-election. Bill Jasper Jr. won both the primary[7] and the general election.[8]
Defeated incumbents
[edit]Democratic
- District 9: Charles Love was defeated in the primary by A. Carl Carey,[7] who went on to win the general election.[8]
- District 10: J. Lynn Swiger was defeated in the primary by O. Roy Parker by just 50 votes,[7] who went on to win the general election.[8]
- District 12: Henry J. McKinley was defeated in the crowded primary by John B. Chenoweth,[7] who went on to win the general election.[8]
Republican
- District 1: William Hannig was defeated in the primary by Chester R. Hubbard,[7] who went on to lose the general election.[8]
Summary
[edit]Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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Before 51st Leg. |
Up | Won | After 52nd Leg. |
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Democratic | 16 | 338,450 | 60.10 | 22 | 11 | 12 | 23 | ![]() | |
Republican | 13 | 219,081 | 39.30 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 9 | ![]() | |
Total | 557,531 | 100% | 32 | 16 | 32 | ![]() |
Roster of the 52nd Senate
[edit]Officers
[edit]President: Senator Ralph J. Bean (Democratic)[4]
President Pro Tempore: Senator Fred C. Allen (Democratic)[4]
Clerk: J. Howard Myers (Democratic)[4]
Secretary to Clerk: Rita C. Morgan (Democratic)[4]
Sergeant-at-Arms: David W. Caudle Sr. (Democratic)[4]
Doorkeeper: Paul Babich (Democratic)[4]
Messenger: Clinton Thomas (Democratic)[4]
Members
[edit]Senators in boldface were elected in 1954.[4]
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
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District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
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- ^ Myers, J. Howard (1 December 1950). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 35 ed.). Charleston, West Virgnia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 525. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c Myers, J. Howard (15 December 1952). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 36 ed.). Charleston, West Virgnia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 589–615. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Myers, J. Howard (15 October 1953). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 37 ed.). Charleston, West Virgnia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 370–71. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Myers, J. Howard (1 December 1955). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 39 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 152. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ Myers, J. Howard (15 October 1953). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 37 ed.). Charleston, West Virgnia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 150. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ^ Myers, J. Howard (15 October 1953). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 37 ed.). Charleston, West Virgnia: West Virginia Legislature. p. 359. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Myers, J. Howard (15 November 1954). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 38 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 639–648. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f Myers, J. Howard (1 December 1955). West Virginia Blue Book (PDF) (Volume 39 ed.). Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Legislature. pp. 338–342. Retrieved 2 March 2024.