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1982Final results

1982 election for West Virginia Delegate District 39

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

John Doyle (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Nelson B. Robinson Jr. (R) by 3.8 points.

John DoyleDemocrat · winner
51.9%2,823
48.1%2,615
5,438 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+3.81982R+10.41984R+7.81986

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