1980Final results

1980 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 1

Name: 1980 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
Start: 1980-06-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

John J. Paull Jr. (R) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Robert Law (R) by 31.0 points.

John J. Paull Jr.Republican · winner

65.5%5,110

34.5%2,689

7,799 votes

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