1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Keith Burdette (D), Sandy Rogers (R), George E. Farley (D), Joseph Albright (D) and Donza T. Worden (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsKeith BurdetteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.5%20,938
Sandy RogersRepublican · winner
10.3%17,268
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.2%16,981
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%16,874
Donza T. WordenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.1%16,826
Robert A. WatersRepublican
9.8%16,387
Gene A. HaynesRepublican
9.8%16,324
M. E. MoweryDemocrat
9.7%16,216
Malcolm B. LoudenRepublican · incumbent
9.0%15,013
Robert AtkinsonRepublican
8.4%14,066
166,893 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)