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2022Final results

2022 election for West Virginia Delegate District 72

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Clay Riley (R) won re-election with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Derek McIntyre (D) by 42.7 points.

Clay RileyRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.3%3,062
28.7%1,230
4,292 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

The seat's recent races

EvenR+52.22020 Pres.R+42.72022

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)