1972Final results

1972 election for West Virginia House of Delegates: Wetzel

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

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Joseph Ballouz (D) won re-election with 51.1% of the vote, defeating William A. Powell Jr. (R) by 2.1 points.

Joseph BallouzDemocrat · winner · incumbent

51.1%4,610

48.9%4,417

9,027 votes

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