1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Cody A. Starcher (D) won with 14.7% of the vote, defeating Jay Montgomery Brown (D) by 4.9 points.
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.7%8,104
William E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.0%7,741
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · winner
12.9%7,148
William StewartDemocrat · winner
10.5%5,799
Jay Montgomery BrownDemocrat
9.8%5,392
Samuel MorascoDemocrat
7.5%4,159
Orville G. WrightDemocrat
6.8%3,779
Rodney S. WorkmanDemocrat
6.6%3,654
G. Patrick Stanton Jr.Democrat
6.4%3,536
Robert W. DevaulDemocrat
5.8%3,228
J. Lonnie BrayDemocrat
5.0%2,737
55,277 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET