1982Final results
1982 election for West Virginia Delegate District 3
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Thais Blatnik (D), Paul J. Otte (R) and David McKinley (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsThais BlatnikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.1%9,916
Paul J. OtteRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.0%9,891
David McKinleyRepublican · winner
18.3%8,606
Gary A. SaccoDemocrat
18.3%8,604
Jerry A. TigheDemocrat
14.2%6,702
Norman BarneyRepublican
7.0%3,315
47,034 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
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)