1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Mario J. Palumbo (D) won with 33.7% of the vote, defeating William T. Brotherton Jr. (D) by 8.3 points.
Mario J. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.7%22,101
Robert WiseDemocrat · winner
27.8%18,241
William T. Brotherton Jr.Democrat · incumbent
25.4%16,678
Charles C. QuigleyDemocrat
13.0%8,536
65,556 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET