1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Marion
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
William E. Shingleton (D), William H. Hawkins (R) and Paul E. Prunty (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsWilliam E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner
18.7%14,616
William H. HawkinsRepublican · winner
17.2%13,461
Paul E. PruntyRepublican · winner
16.8%13,168
W. R. WilsonDemocrat · incumbent
16.8%13,135
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · incumbent
16.1%12,613
Samuel A. MutchRepublican
14.3%11,179
78,172 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET