1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Paul E. Prunty (R), William E. Shingleton (D), Cody A. Starcher (D) and Benjamin N. Springston (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsPaul E. PruntyRepublican · winner · incumbent
15.9%19,074
William E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.1%18,076
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.7%17,528
Benjamin N. SpringstonRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.0%15,518
Nick FantasiaDemocrat
12.2%14,643
Samuel MorascoDemocrat
11.1%13,308
Elouise LowtherRepublican
10.1%12,123
Lyman ClarkRepublican
7.8%9,370
119,640 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)