1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 11
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert Chambers (D) won with 9.7% of the vote, defeating Forest Underwood (D) by 3.6 points.
Robert ChambersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.7%6,376
Dorsey KetchumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.5%6,261
Patricia HartmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.2%6,038
Harold E. GivenDemocrat · winner
8.3%5,471
Sue A. DavisDemocrat · winner
7.1%4,662
Charles M. Polan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
6.5%4,267
Forest UnderwoodDemocrat · incumbent
6.1%3,990
Jary BurgessDemocrat
5.8%3,798
David L. CremeansDemocrat
4.0%2,664
D. Banks WilburnDemocrat
4.0%2,611
Ronald E. AndersonDemocrat
3.9%2,588
Tenneyson J. BiasDemocrat
3.7%2,425
Kylene ScarberryDemocrat
3.5%2,276
Roy HattenDemocrat
3.2%2,100
Allyson L. TerryDemocrat
3.0%1,953
James H. WisemanDemocrat
2.4%1,572
Bob Lee BellowDemocrat
2.1%1,356
Marvin Z. GrayDemocrat
2.0%1,294
Judith RiffeDemocrat
1.9%1,277
Billy J. ChaffinDemocrat
1.8%1,161
Jim MackDemocrat
1.7%1,114
Stephen V. WallaceDemocrat
1.0%674
65,928 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Robert Chambers (D)Dorsey Ketchum (D)Patricia Hartman (D)Harold E. Given (D)Sue A. Davis (D)Charles M. Polan Jr. (D)Forest Underwood (D)Jary Burgess (D)
Also on the ballot: David L. Cremeans (Democrat), 4.0%; D. Banks Wilburn (Democrat), 4.0%; Ronald E. Anderson (Democrat), 3.9%; Tenneyson J. Bias (Democrat), 3.7%; Kylene Scarberry (Democrat), 3.5%; Roy Hatten (Democrat), 3.2%; Allyson L. Terry (Democrat), 3.0%; James H. Wiseman (Democrat), 2.4%; Bob Lee Bellow (Democrat), 2.1%; Marvin Z. Gray (Democrat), 2.0%; Judith Riffe (Democrat), 1.9%; Billy J. Chaffin (Democrat), 1.8%; Jim Mack (Democrat), 1.7%; Stephen V. Wallace (Democrat), 1.0%