1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 19
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Frazier (D), Tony E. Whitlow (D), Rudolph Jennings (D), W. Marion Shiflet (D) and Jack E. Holt (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsJohn FrazierDemocrat · winner
13.7%19,991
Tony E. WhitlowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.7%19,927
Rudolph JenningsDemocrat · winner
13.1%19,050
W. Marion ShifletDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.0%18,991
Jack E. HoltDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.0%18,896
Calvin C. SaundersRepublican
9.3%13,494
J. W. BarringerRepublican
8.6%12,500
Tom CooperRepublican
7.9%11,455
C. A. LongRepublican
7.7%11,264
145,568 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)