1982Final results
1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 11
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Ralph D. Williams (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating G. A. Bowling (R) by 30.6 points.
Ralph D. WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.3%18,881
G. A. BowlingRepublican
34.7%10,025
28,906 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