1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 5
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joseph Ballouz (D) won re-election with 53.0% of the vote, defeating G. Michael Horner (R) by 6.1 points.
Joseph BallouzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%3,680
G. Michael HornerRepublican
47.0%3,260
6,940 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)