1980Final results
1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Earl Ray Tomblin (D) won with 57.0% of the vote, defeating Moss R. Burgess (D) by 33.7 points.
Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner
57.0%12,183
Moss R. BurgessDemocrat
23.3%4,982
Daniel D. DahillDemocrat
19.7%4,200
21,365 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET