1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 27
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Elizabeth Martin (D), Larry Schifano (D), Stephen L. Cook (D) and Clyde Hagedorn (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsElizabeth MartinDemocrat · winner
16.3%17,772
Larry SchifanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%16,762
Stephen L. CookDemocrat · winner
14.6%15,933
Clyde HagedornDemocrat · winner
12.7%13,920
Tom ClarkRepublican · incumbent
11.7%12,830
I. A. WilesRepublican
10.4%11,350
Robert I. BurchinalRepublican
9.6%10,453
James M. DavisRepublican
9.4%10,235
109,255 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)