1980Final results
1980 election for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
2 seats: Mario J. Palumbo (D), Robert Wise (D) won.
2 seatsMario J. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.0%48,860
Robert WiseDemocrat · winner
25.8%45,041
John T. PoffenbargerRepublican
24.5%42,820
Paul ZakaibRepublican
21.7%37,900
174,621 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