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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 11

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Patricia Hartman (D), Charles M. Polan Jr. (D), Robert Chambers (D), Harold E. Given (D), Sue A. Davis (D) and Dorsey Ketchum (D) won the district's 6 seats.

6 seats
Patricia HartmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.9%18,645
Charles M. Polan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
9.8%18,559
Robert ChambersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%18,052
Harold E. GivenDemocrat · winner
9.2%17,395
Sue A. DavisDemocrat · winner
9.2%17,352
Dorsey KetchumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.9%16,792
Theresa G. BarrRepublican
8.7%16,516
David L. CookRepublican
7.8%14,745
Evelyn RichardsRepublican · incumbent
7.6%14,463
Frank LucenteRepublican
7.5%14,270
6.1%11,485
5.7%10,787
189,061 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

EvenD+4.61974D+0.11976R+1.01978D+0.81980

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