1972Final results
1972 election for West Virginia Delegate District 1
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Luke E. Terry (R) and Wallace Files (R) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsLuke E. TerryRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.0%9,899
Wallace FilesRepublican · winner
26.1%9,570
Charles A. KiserDemocrat
24.2%8,851
John F. HooverDemocrat
22.7%8,315
36,635 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)