1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Homer Heck (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Walter Rollins (D) by 23.9 points.
Homer HeckDemocrat · winner
62.0%9,087
Walter RollinsDemocrat · incumbent
38.0%5,579
14,666 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET