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
34.1%3,587
10,525 votes

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