1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 10
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Jimmy Joe Wedge (R), W. F. Carmichael (R), Oshel Craigo (D) and Charles H. Damron (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsJimmy Joe WedgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.4%17,655
W. F. CarmichaelRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.0%17,110
Oshel CraigoDemocrat · winner
12.8%16,933
Charles H. DamronDemocrat · winner
12.6%16,692
Dan ShumateDemocrat · incumbent
12.6%16,580
John H. Reed IIIRepublican · incumbent
12.3%16,268
Olston O. WrightRepublican
11.7%15,436
John E. FitzgeraldDemocrat
11.6%15,293
131,967 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 1980
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)