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1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 32

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Marc L. Harman (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Guy Ross Smith (D) by 14.2 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.

Marc L. HarmanRepublican · winner
57.1%4,468
Guy Ross SmithDemocrat · incumbent
42.9%3,359
7,827 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

EvenD+6.01974D+8.61976D+9.91978R+14.21980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)