1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 6

Name: 1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 6
Start: 1980-06-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Lacy Wright Jr. (D) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating John Fanning (D) by 28.1 points.

Lacy Wright Jr.Democrat · winner

64.1%11,359

John FanningDemocrat · incumbent

35.9%6,374

17,733 votes

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