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1982Final results

1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 12

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Larry A. Tucker (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Kenneth D. Hines (R) by 33.3 points.

Larry A. TuckerDemocrat · winner
66.7%22,654
33.3%11,328
33,982 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+42.61980D+33.31982D+41.11984D+24.11988D+31.71990D+33.71996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET