1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 36
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Thomas W. Steptoe (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating James L. Louthan (R) by 34.5 points.
Thomas W. SteptoeDemocrat · winner
67.3%5,240
James L. LouthanRepublican
32.7%2,549
7,789 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)