1982Final results
1982 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joseph Albright (D), George E. Farley (D), Sandy Rogers (R), Stephen C. Bird (D) and William P. A. Nicely (R) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsJoseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.5%15,808
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.9%15,005
Sandy RogersRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.9%14,913
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner
10.8%14,760
William P. A. NicelyRepublican · winner
10.3%14,067
M. E. MoweryDemocrat
10.1%13,795
Gene A. HaynesRepublican
9.1%12,512
Glen B. GainerDemocrat
9.0%12,383
Robert A. WatersRepublican
8.8%12,123
J. C. PowellRepublican
8.6%11,774
137,140 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)