1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 3
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Paul J. Otte (R), Thais Blatnik (D), John Karras (D) and George Dober (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsPaul J. OtteRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.4%12,095
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner
13.8%11,641
John KarrasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.5%11,354
George DoberRepublican · winner · incumbent
13.0%10,936
John NannyDemocrat
12.5%10,496
David McKinleyRepublican
12.4%10,469
John PrestonRepublican
10.8%9,094
Louis K. MooreDemocrat
9.6%8,087
84,172 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)