1980Final results
1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Stephen C. Bird (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating P. C. Goettler (D) by 36.7 points.
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner
68.4%9,768
P. C. GoettlerDemocrat
31.6%4,523
14,291 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET