1972Final results
1972 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Preston
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
James Teets (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Baumgardner (D) by 31.8 points.
James TeetsRepublican · winner
65.9%6,938
Richard L. BaumgardnerDemocrat
34.1%3,587
10,525 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET