1982Final results
1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John G. Chernenko (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Benjamin R. Honecker (R) by 9.6 points.
John G. ChernenkoDemocrat · winner
54.8%18,588
Benjamin R. HoneckerRepublican
45.2%15,341
33,929 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET