1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 18
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
William R. Wooton (D), Vernon Barley (D), Paul R. Hutchinson (D) and Paul Vennari (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsWilliam R. WootonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
19.1%19,112
Vernon BarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.3%18,339
Paul R. HutchinsonDemocrat · winner
18.2%18,231
Paul VennariDemocrat · winner
17.6%17,609
Margaret ScottRepublican
7.9%7,915
Al Cole Jr.Republican
7.2%7,164
E. D. ShumateRepublican
6.3%6,313
R. Kim JamesRepublican
5.5%5,509
100,192 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)