1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1980 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 27 · R 7
Races16
Changed party3
Unopposed12%2 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 15 · R 2
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Pat McCune (D) | 17.3 | Flipped |
| SD-2 | Dan Tonkovich (D) | 20.7 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | Sam White (R) | 2.8 | |
| SD-4 | Orton A. Jones (R) | 1.1 | |
| SD-5 | Homer Heck (D) | 6.8 | |
| SD-6 | Lacy Wright Jr. (D) | 60.3 | |
| SD-7 | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 44.1 | |
| SD-8 | Mario J. Palumbo · Robert Wise (D) | 1.3 | |
| SD-9 | Warren McGraw (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 | Odell Huffman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Robert K. Holliday (D) | 39.4 | |
| SD-12 | Jae Spears (D) | 42.6 | |
| SD-13 | Jean Scott Chace (D) | 7.4 | |
| SD-14 | James Davis (D) | 24.3 | |
| SD-15 | Gerald W. Ash (D) | 12.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-16 | Harley O. Staggers Jr. (D) | 13.1 |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner