1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. Fillinger (R) by 44.1 points.
Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner
72.0%28,065
Dennis J. FillingerRepublican
28.0%10,895
38,960 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