1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 14
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Booker T. Stephens (D) won with 16.8% of the vote, defeating T. J. Scott (D) by 0.5 points.
Booker T. StephensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.8%3,434
Ernest MooreDemocrat · winner
16.6%3,395
Rudolph J. Murensky IIDemocrat · winner
16.5%3,383
T. J. ScottDemocrat · incumbent
16.3%3,334
Avery BaileyDemocrat
10.4%2,129
Danny R. DeskinsDemocrat
8.4%1,722
Sid CureDemocrat
5.8%1,183
W. L. NewberryDemocrat
4.1%831
Dino MitrosDemocrat
3.7%765
Floyd GrahamDemocrat
1.5%300
20,476 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Booker T. Stephens (D)Ernest Moore (D)Rudolph J. Murensky II (D)T. J. Scott (D)Avery Bailey (D)Danny R. Deskins (D)Sid Cure (D)
Also on the ballot: W. L. Newberry (Democrat), 4.1%; Dino Mitros (Democrat), 3.7%; Floyd Graham (Democrat), 1.5%