1982 general · November 2, 1982
1982 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1982 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 31 · R 3
Races16
Changed party0
Unopposed19%3 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 16 · R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | John G. Chernenko (D) | 9.6 | |
| SD-2 | Thomas E. Loehr (D) | 15.5 | |
| SD-3 | Keith Burdette (D) | 12.2 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-4 | Oshel Craigo (D) | 1.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Robert R. Nelson (D) | 21.5 | |
| SD-6 | H. Truman Chafin (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | J. Robert Rogers (D) | 60.0 | |
| SD-8 | John Boettner · Darrell E. Holmes (D) | 14.0 | |
| SD-9 | Ted T. Stacy (D) | 41.7 | |
| SD-10 | Frederick L. Parker (D) | 41.3 | |
| SD-11 | Ralph D. Williams (D) | 30.6 | |
| SD-12 | Larry A. Tucker (D) | 33.3 | |
| SD-13 | Gino Colombo (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Stephen L. Cook (D) | 47.8 | |
| SD-15 | C. N. Harman (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-16 | Sondra M. Lucht (D) | 2.9 |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner