1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Si Galperin Jr. (D) and Roland Savilla (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsSi Galperin Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
33.5%37,276
Roland SavillaDemocrat · winner
26.5%29,454
John T. PoffenbargerRepublican · incumbent
24.2%26,939
Herbert L. PauleyRepublican
15.9%17,671
111,340 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)