1980 primaries · May 1, 1980
1980 West Virginia House of Delegates primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia House of Delegates district in the 1980 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | George Gvoyich (D) | 6.9 | |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | James F. Powell (R) | — | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Roy E. Givens (D) | 6.5 | |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Joseph D. Coss Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | John Karras (D) | 5.6 | |
| HD-3 · Republican primary | Paul J. Otte (R) | 14.9 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) | — | |
| HD-4 · Republican primary | Clarence W. Prettyman (R) | — | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Joseph Ballouz (D) | 13.0 | |
| HD-5 · Republican primary | G. Michael Horner (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | Larry Swann (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Gregory K. Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Republican primary | Jack M. Cunningham (R) | 23.7 | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Keith Burdette (D) | 8.8 | |
| HD-8 · Republican primary | Gene A. Haynes (R) | 6.0 | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Rex R. Starcher (D) | 14.9 | |
| HD-9 · Republican primary | Lloyd D. Atkinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Charles H. Damron (D) | 5.7 | |
| HD-10 · Republican primary | Jimmy Joe Wedge (R) | 6.9 | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Robert Chambers (D) | 3.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | Evelyn Richards (R) | 6.3 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Lucian Fry (D) | 9.4 | |
| HD-12 · Republican primary | Garry P. Adkins (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Irvine Damron (D) | 17.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Booker T. Stephens (D) | 0.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Frank Blackwell (D) | 0.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-15 · Republican primary | Romey Nelson (R) | — | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Robert L. McCormick (D) | 3.9 | |
| HD-16 · Republican primary | Tennis Killen (R) | — | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Jane H. Theiling (D) | 3.7 | |
| HD-17 · Republican primary | Leo Kopelman (R) | 2.8 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | William R. Wooton (D) | 5.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-18 · Republican primary | Margaret Scott (R) | — | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Tony E. Whitlow (D) | 3.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-19 · Republican primary | Tom Cooper (R) | — | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Sarah Lee Neal (D) | 11.9 | |
| HD-20 · Republican primary | James Clay Jeter (R) | — | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Tom Pridemore (D) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-21 · Republican primary | D. Clinton Gallaher (R) | — | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Larry A. Tucker (D) | 20.0 | |
| HD-22 · Republican primary | Buell R. Moses (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Marge Burke (D) | 4.3 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | George E. Arnold (D) | 8.3 | |
| HD-24 · Republican primary | Robert Conley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Donald Kopp (D) | 6.8 | |
| HD-25 · Republican primary | John McCuskey (R) | — | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Cody A. Starcher (D) | 4.9 | |
| HD-26 · Republican primary | Paul E. Prunty (R) | 11.2 | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Larry Schifano (D) | 3.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-27 · Republican primary | Tom Clark (R) | 6.4 | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | James Teets (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | Joseph M. Gaither (D) | 26.9 | |
| HD-29 · Republican primary | Charles R. Shaffer (R) | 36.6 | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Joe E. Martin (D) | 16.7 | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | Clyde M. See Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Guy Ross Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | Marc L. Harman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | John B. Lusk (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | Robert D. Harman (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | William T. Milleson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 · Republican primary | Daniel L. Shanholtz (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Clarence E. Martin III (D) | 7.8 | |
| HD-35 · Republican primary | Larry Faircloth (R) | 6.6 | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | Thomas W. Steptoe (D) | 19.8 | |
| HD-36 · Republican primary | James L. Louthan (R) | Unopposed |
West Virginia House of Delegates
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