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1982Final results

1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 14

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Stephen L. Cook (D) won with 73.9% of the vote, defeating Carl Paul (R) by 47.8 points.

Stephen L. CookDemocrat · winner
73.9%23,061
Carl PaulRepublican
26.1%8,143
31,204 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+13.81974D+23.21978D+24.31980D+47.81982D+22.41984D+66.21986 special election

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