1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1972 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 5

Name: 1972 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 5
Start: 1972-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Larry Swann (R) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating Forrest M. Buck (R) by 6.6 points.

Larry SwannRepublican · winner

53.3%1,811

Forrest M. BuckRepublican · incumbent

46.7%1,587

3,398 votes

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