1980Final results
1980 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 18
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Margaret Scott (R) won with 37.7% of the vote.
Margaret ScottRepublican · winner
37.7%2,144
E. D. ShumateRepublican · winner
32.5%1,845
Al Cole Jr.Republican · winner
29.8%1,693
5,682 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET