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1954 West Virginia Senate election
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16 of 32 seats in the West Virginia Senate; 17 seats needed for a majority
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Senate President before election; Ralph J. Bean; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Ralph J. Bean; Democratic

1952 West Virginia Senate election
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16 of 32 seats in the West Virginia Senate; 17 seats needed for a majority
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Senate President before election; W. Broughton Johnston; Democratic	Elected Senate President ; Ralph J. Bean; Democratic

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

Summary of the 1912 West Virginia Senate election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats won
	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

Summary of the 1914 West Virginia Senate election results
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats won
	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

Popular vote (1912–1914)

Republican			45.84%
Democratic			45.62%
Socialist			4.03%
Progressive			2.43%
Independents			1.26%
Prohibition			0.82%

Seats won (1912–1914)

Republican			70.00%
Democratic			30.00%

1952 edit

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

Summary of the 1952 West Virginia Senate election results^[3]
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Before 50th Leg.	Up	Won	After 51st Leg.	+/–
	Democratic	14	420,401	51.19	23	12	11	22	1
	Republican	16	400,853	48.81	9	4	5	10	1
Total			821,254	100%	32	16		32

Popular vote

Democratic			51.19%
Republican			48.81%

Seats won

Democratic			68.75%
Republican			31.25%

Total senate seats

Democratic			68.75%
Republican			31.25%

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

▌William Hannig (Republican)

▌Herbert Traubert (Democratic)

District 2

▌Theodore Bowers (Republican)

▌John Carrigan (Republican)

District 3

▌Harry Moats (Republican)

▌Abdt Swearingen (Republican)

District 4

▌Bartow Jones (Republican)

▌E. Ray Reed (Republican)

District 5

▌C. H. McKown (Democratic)

▌Andrew R. Winters (Democratic)

District 6

▌William Mitchell (Democratic)

▌Glenn Taylor (Democratic)

District 7

▌Glenn Jackson (Democratic)

▌Lloyd G. Jackson (Democratic)

District 8

▌John E. Amos (Democratic)

▌Charles Love (Democratic)

District 9

▌Jack Nuckols (Democratic)

▌Ward Wylie (Democratic)

District 10

▌O. H. Ballard (Democratic)

▌J. Lynn Swiger (Democratic)

District 11

▌John H. Bowling (Democratic)

▌J. Alfred Taylor Jr. (Democratic)

District 12

▌Fred C. Allen (Democratic)

▌Henry McKinley (Democratic)

District 13

▌Raymond Vassar (Republican)

▌Walter A. Holden (Democratic)

District 14

▌O. G. Hedrick (Democratic)

▌Don Marchand (Democratic)

District 15

▌A. L. Reed (Republican)

▌Dayton Stemple (Republican)

District 16

▌Ralph J. Bean (Democratic)

▌Clarence E. Martin (Democratic)

1954 edit

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

Summary of the 1954 West Virginia Senate election results^[8]
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats
Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Before 51st Leg.	Up	Won	After 52nd Leg.	+/–
	Democratic	16	338,450	60.10	22	11	12	23	1
	Republican	13	219,081	39.30	10	5	4	9	1
Total			557,531	100%	32	16		32

Popular vote

Democratic			60.10%
Republican			39.30%

Seats won

Democratic			75.0%
Republican			25.0%

Total senate seats

Democratic			71.88%
Republican			28.12%

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

▌Frank L. Campbell (Democratic)

▌Charles Traubert (Democratic)

District 2

▌Theodore Bowers (Republican)

▌John E. Carrigan (Republican)

District 3

▌Harry E. Moats (Republican)

▌Andy Swearingen (Republican)

District 4

▌E. Bartow Jones (Republican)

▌Brad Sayre (Republican)

District 5

▌C. H. McKown (Democratic)

▌Lyle A. Smith (Democratic)

District 6

▌William Mitchell (Democratic)

▌Glenn Taylor (Democratic)

District 7

▌Glenn Jackson (Democratic)

▌Lloyd G. Jackson (Democratic)

District 8

▌John E. Amos (Democratic)

▌A. Carl Carey (Democratic)

District 9

▌Jack Nuckols (Democratic)

▌Ward Wylie (Democratic)

District 10

▌O. H. Ballard (Democratic)

▌O. Roy Parker (Democratic)

District 11

▌Bill Jasper Jr. (Democratic)

▌J. Alfred Taylor Jr. (Democratic)

District 12

▌Fred C. Allen (Democratic)

▌John B. Chenoweth (Democratic)

District 13

▌Raymond J. Vassar (Republican)

▌Walter A. Holden (Democratic)

District 14

▌O. G. Hedrick (Democratic)

▌Don K. Marchand (Democratic)

District 15

▌A. L. Reed (Republican)

▌Dayton R. Stemple (Republican)

District 16

▌Ralph J. Bean (Democratic)

▌Clarence E. Martin (Democratic)

^ 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.

[1952Sched-1] 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.

[1952Prim-2] 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.

[1952Gen-3] 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.

[Roster-4] ^ ^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.

[1952Roster-5] 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.

[6] 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.

[1954Prim-7] 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.

[1954Gen-8] ^ ^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.

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