1980Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1980 election for West Virginia's 3rd District
U.S. House · West Virginia
Mick Staton (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating John G. Hutchinson (D) by 5.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Mick StatonRepublican · winner
52.7%94,583
John G. HutchinsonDemocrat
47.3%84,980
179,563 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John G. HutchinsonMick Staton
$186.9K
Raised by the campaign
$110.3K
$186.9K
Spent by the campaign
$108.4K
$0
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Jan 15, 1981; FEC, through Dec 31, 1980.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1980