1980Final results
1980 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 3
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John Karras (D) won with 21.4% of the vote, defeating Louis K. Moore (D) by 5.6 points.
John KarrasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.4%5,708
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner
18.8%5,017
Ed JepsonDemocrat · winner
18.6%4,949
John NannyDemocrat · winner
17.1%4,566
Louis K. MooreDemocrat
15.8%4,204
Charley PuglieseDemocrat
8.3%2,223
26,667 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET