1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Senate District 12
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Jae Spears (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Troy R. Swecker (R) by 42.6 points.
Jae SpearsDemocrat · winner
71.3%24,664
Troy R. SweckerRepublican
28.7%9,917
34,581 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