1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 27
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Larry Schifano (D) won with 17.4% of the vote, defeating Ralph N. Brown (D) by 3.6 points.
Larry SchifanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.4%7,708
Elizabeth MartinDemocrat · winner
16.3%7,190
Stephen L. CookDemocrat · winner
15.4%6,818
Clyde HagedornDemocrat · winner
15.1%6,676
Ralph N. BrownDemocrat · incumbent
13.9%6,135
John K. LewisDemocrat
9.4%4,170
Robert TurnerDemocrat
7.6%3,376
William K. BunnerDemocrat
4.9%2,151
44,224 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Larry Schifano (D)Elizabeth Martin (D)Stephen L. Cook (D)Clyde Hagedorn (D)Ralph N. Brown (D)John K. Lewis (D)Robert Turner (D)
Also on the ballot: William K. Bunner (Democrat), 4.9%