1972Final results

1972 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Upshur

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

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Charles R. Shaffer (R) won re-election with 67.6% of the vote, defeating French W. Long (D) by 35.2 points.

Charles R. ShafferRepublican · winner · incumbent

67.6%5,445

32.4%2,607

8,052 votes

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