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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 21

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Tom Pridemore (D) won with 10.0% of the vote, defeating John Pino (D) by 1.8 points.

Tom PridemoreDemocrat · winner
10.0%3,196
John Hatcher Jr.Democrat · winner
9.0%2,889
Carroll E. BumgarnerDemocrat · winner
9.0%2,873
John PinoDemocrat
8.2%2,618
C. D. EpperlyDemocrat
6.3%1,999
Paul McKownDemocrat
6.2%1,969
Jack ThompsonDemocrat
5.7%1,813
Pete A. LopezDemocrat
5.0%1,597
Lucille S. MeadowsDemocrat
4.6%1,474
Larry A. GrzybDemocrat
4.5%1,426
Larry McCommackDemocrat
3.7%1,193
John AielloDemocrat
3.4%1,074
Kim OnealDemocrat · incumbent
3.3%1,042
Ron TaylorDemocrat
3.2%1,025
Inez KirkwoodDemocrat
3.1%1,004
Dan HillDemocrat
2.9%915
Russell BlakeDemocrat
2.6%839
Gene Carte Jr.Democrat
2.1%685
Thomas DooleyDemocrat
1.4%447
C. R. DotsonDemocrat
1.4%439
Robert K. PriceDemocrat
1.1%355
Hugh RexrodeDemocrat
0.8%267
Bedford NicholesDemocrat
0.7%232
Lee CrissDemocrat
0.7%212
Lewis HuffmanDemocrat
0.6%182
David McDowellDemocrat
0.5%156
Gregory A. WilliamsDemocrat
0.2%50
31,971 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Tom Pridemore (D)John Hatcher Jr. (D)Carroll E. Bumgarner (D)John Pino (D)C. D. Epperly (D)Paul McKown (D)Jack Thompson (D)Pete A. Lopez (D)

Also on the ballot: Lucille S. Meadows (Democrat), 4.6%; Larry A. Grzyb (Democrat), 4.5%; Larry McCommack (Democrat), 3.7%; John Aiello (Democrat), 3.4%; Kim Oneal (Democrat), 3.3%; Ron Taylor (Democrat), 3.2%; Inez Kirkwood (Democrat), 3.1%; Dan Hill (Democrat), 2.9%; Russell Blake (Democrat), 2.6%; Gene Carte Jr. (Democrat), 2.1%; Thomas Dooley (Democrat), 1.4%; C. R. Dotson (Democrat), 1.4%; Robert K. Price (Democrat), 1.1%; Hugh Rexrode (Democrat), 0.8%; Bedford Nicholes (Democrat), 0.7%; Lee Criss (Democrat), 0.7%; Lewis Huffman (Democrat), 0.6%; David McDowell (Democrat), 0.5%; Gregory A. Williams (Democrat), 0.2%