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1952 returns - 370-71 1953 Roster - page 150

1912 and 1914

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

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

1952 West Virginia Senate election
November 4, 1952
16 of 32 seats in the West Virginia Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader W. Broughton Johnston
(retired) 		?
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1949
Leader's seat District 10
Seats before 23 9
Seats after 22 10
Seat change Decrease 1 Increase 1
Popular vote 420,401 400,853
Percentage 51.19% 48.81%
Seats up 12 4
Seats won 11 5
Holds and gains
     Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
Senate President before election

W. Broughton Johnston
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Ralph J. Bean
Democratic

The 1952 West Virginia Senate election took place on November 4, 1952, with primary elections being held on May 13.[1]

Retired incumbents

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

Democrat:

  • District 14: C. Howard Hardesty lost re-nomination to O. G. Hedrick,[2] who went on to win the general election.[3]

Summary

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

Officers

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

Senators in boldface were elected in 1952, and senators in italics were appointed between the 1950 and 1952 elections.[5]

1954

1954 West Virginia Senate election
November 2, 1954
16 of 32 seats in the West Virginia Senate
17 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Ralph J. Bean ?
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since 1953
Leader's seat District 16
Seats before 22 10
Seats after 23 9
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 338,450 219,081
Percentage 60.10% 39.30%
Seats up 11 5
Seats won 12 4
Holds and gains
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican hold
Senate President before election

Ralph J. Bean
Democratic

Elected Senate President

Ralph J. Bean
Democratic

The 1954 West Virginia Senate election took place on November 2, 1954, with primary elections being held on August 3.[6]

Retired incumbents

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

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

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

Officers

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

Senators in boldface were elected in 1954.[4]

  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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  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.
  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.
  7. ^ 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.
  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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