1974Final results

1974 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 8

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

George E. Farley (D) won with 15.1% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey G. Knotts (D) by 5.2 points.

George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner
15.1%4,116
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner
14.2%3,865
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner
14.1%3,846
Donza T. WordenDemocrat · winner
11.7%3,196
M. E. MoweryDemocrat · winner
10.1%2,751
9.8%2,687
6.8%1,846
6.3%1,730
6.1%1,678
5.8%1,584
27,299 votes

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