1976Final results

1976 primary for West Virginia Senate District 8

Name: 1976 primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
Start: 1976-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Mario J. Palumbo (D) won with 41.7% of the vote, defeating Marvin Horan (D) by 32.5 points.

Mario J. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent

41.7%31,848

William T. Brotherton Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent

41.3%31,529

9.2%6,997

7.8%5,991

76,365 votes

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