1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Jackson

Name: 1972 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Jackson
Start: 1972-11-07
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

W. F. Carmichael (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating John E. Fitzgerald (D) by 7.6 points.

W. F. CarmichaelRepublican · winner

53.8%5,338

John E. FitzgeraldDemocrat · incumbent

46.2%4,584

9,922 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET