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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for West Virginia Delegate District 23

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Jane H. Theiling (D), Martha Wehrle (D), Bonnie Brown (D), Thomas A. Knight (D), Lyle Sattes (D), James F. Humphreys (D), Leonard Underwood (D), June Bledsoe (D), Sharon Spencer (D), John Maccorkle (D), Rudy Seacrist (D) and Lee F. Feinberg (D) won the district's 12 seats.

12 seats
Jane H. TheilingDemocrat · winner · incumbent
6.8%41,484
Martha WehrleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.8%35,352
Bonnie BrownDemocrat · winner
5.2%31,556
Thomas A. KnightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.1%31,344
Lyle SattesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
5.1%31,176
James F. HumphreysDemocrat · winner
4.7%28,814
Leonard UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
4.7%28,447
June BledsoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.5%27,211
Sharon SpencerDemocrat · winner
4.5%27,192
John MaccorkleDemocrat · winner
4.4%26,783
Rudy SeacristDemocrat · winner · incumbent
4.3%26,198
Lee F. FeinbergDemocrat · winner
4.3%26,166
Leo KopelmanRepublican · incumbent
4.2%25,864
Ruth GoldsmithRepublican · incumbent
3.9%23,629
John WellsRepublican · incumbent
3.8%23,464
Alma Y. KingRepublican
3.6%21,941
Joyce SalamyRepublican
3.5%21,557
Charlotte LaneRepublican
3.5%21,518
Samuel RubinRepublican
3.3%20,410
Arch SchoonoverRepublican
3.1%19,170
Tom TinderRepublican
3.1%18,996
Ann CalvertRepublican
3.1%18,895
Walter PriceRepublican
2.9%17,675
George WarnerRepublican
2.5%15,107
609,949 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenD+0.61982D+1.81984D+1.41986

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

The candidates

Jane H. Theiling (D)Martha Wehrle (D)Bonnie Brown (D)Thomas A. Knight (D)Lyle Sattes (D)

Also on the ballot: James F. Humphreys (Democrat), 4.7%; Leonard Underwood (Democrat), 4.7%; June Bledsoe (Democrat), 4.5%; Sharon Spencer (Democrat), 4.5%; John Maccorkle (Democrat), 4.4%; Rudy Seacrist (Democrat), 4.3%; Lee F. Feinberg (Democrat), 4.3%; Leo Kopelman (Republican), 4.2%; Ruth Goldsmith (Republican), 3.9%; John Wells (Republican), 3.8%; Alma Y. King (Republican), 3.6%; Joyce Salamy (Republican), 3.5%; Charlotte Lane (Republican), 3.5%; Samuel Rubin (Republican), 3.3%; Arch Schoonover (Republican), 3.1%; Tom Tinder (Republican), 3.1%; Ann Calvert (Republican), 3.1%; Walter Price (Republican), 2.9%; George Warner (Republican), 2.5%