1980Final results
1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Pat McCune (D) won with 35.5% of the vote, defeating John G. Chernenko (D) by 12.4 points.
Pat McCuneDemocrat · winner
35.5%7,471
John G. ChernenkoDemocrat
23.1%4,858
William TomposDemocrat
21.0%4,419
George GriffithDemocrat
20.3%4,278
21,026 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET