1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 20
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Sarah Lee Neal (D) won with 28.9% of the vote, defeating T. E. Myles (D) by 11.9 points.
Sarah Lee NealDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.9%3,488
Betty CrookshanksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.3%3,180
T. E. MylesDemocrat
17.0%2,048
W. D. TuckwillerDemocrat
12.9%1,563
Roy HamptonDemocrat
11.5%1,392
Paul R. LillyDemocrat
3.3%400
12,071 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Sarah Lee Neal (D)Betty Crookshanks (D)T. E. Myles (D)W. D. Tuckwiller (D)Roy Hampton (D)
Also on the ballot: Paul R. Lilly (Democrat), 3.3%