1974Final results

1974 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 8

Name: 1974 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
Start: 1974-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

John T. Poffenbarger (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, unopposed.

John T. PoffenbargerRepublican · winner · incumbent

54.6%8,074

Herbert L. PauleyRepublican · winner

45.4%6,721

14,795 votes

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