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1976Final results

1976 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Donza T. Worden (D), George E. Farley (D), Joseph Albright (D), M. E. Mowery (D) and Stephen C. Bird (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Donza T. WordenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.6%19,233
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.4%18,929
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.4%18,894
M. E. MoweryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%17,950
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%16,700
9.9%16,307
Gene A. HaynesRepublican
9.4%15,598
8.8%14,501
8.7%14,453
7.7%12,797
165,362 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 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+2.41974D+1.21976R+0.91978D+1.31980

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