1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 15
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Frank Blackwell (D) won with 16.4% of the vote, defeating James R. Burgess (D) by 0.9 points.
Frank BlackwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.4%5,933
James R. BurgessDemocrat
15.5%5,595
Bruce WilliamsDemocrat · winner
12.7%4,588
Troy Wayne HendricksDemocrat · incumbent
12.6%4,545
Robert WylieDemocrat
9.5%3,440
John ProtanDemocrat
9.2%3,326
Mary CardenDemocrat
6.5%2,331
Joy D. UnderwoodDemocrat
5.4%1,933
Robert M. GarlandDemocrat
4.9%1,770
John R. AdkinsDemocrat
3.1%1,131
Alma J. BallardDemocrat
2.9%1,033
Everett Parsley Jr.Democrat
1.3%452
36,077 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Frank Blackwell (D)James R. Burgess (D)Bruce Williams (D)Troy Wayne Hendricks (D)Robert Wylie (D)John Protan (D)Mary Carden (D)Joy D. Underwood (D)
Also on the ballot: Robert M. Garland (Democrat), 4.9%; John R. Adkins (Democrat), 3.1%; Alma J. Ballard (Democrat), 2.9%; Everett Parsley Jr. (Democrat), 1.3%