1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 1
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
George Gvoyich (D) won with 23.9% of the vote, defeating Ron Pitcock (D) by 6.9 points.
George GvoyichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%3,677
Gust G. BrendaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.4%3,286
Ron PitcockDemocrat
17.0%2,620
Leonard SalernoDemocrat
13.2%2,035
James PaulDemocrat
9.8%1,501
Richard L. HugginsDemocrat
8.2%1,256
Arthur LapostaDemocrat
6.5%998
15,373 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET