1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Senate District 11
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert K. Holliday (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Charles H. Wendell (R) by 39.4 points.
Robert K. HollidayDemocrat · winner
69.7%24,159
Charles H. WendellRepublican
30.3%10,504
34,663 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
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET