1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 16
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Charles Gilliam (D), Thomas W. Mathis (D), Sammie Dalton (D) and Robert L. McCormick (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsCharles GilliamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.4%17,247
Thomas W. MathisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.2%17,094
Sammie DaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.2%17,087
Robert L. McCormickDemocrat · winner
18.9%16,799
Tennis KillenRepublican
8.6%7,663
Harvey D. ArmsRepublican
7.7%6,819
Lou MartinioRepublican
7.1%6,296
89,005 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)