1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 10
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Jimmy Joe Wedge (R) won with 23.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Patton (R) by 6.9 points.
Jimmy Joe WedgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.1%7,820
W. F. CarmichaelRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.4%7,596
John H. Reed IIIRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.8%6,707
Olston O. WrightRepublican · winner
18.4%6,218
Richard PattonRepublican
16.2%5,496
33,837 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET