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1982Final results

1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 2

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Thomas E. Loehr (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Don Quinif (R) by 15.5 points.

Thomas E. LoehrDemocrat · winner
57.8%18,349
Don QuinifRepublican
42.2%13,418
31,767 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+22.01976R+16.31978D+20.71980D+15.51982D+39.21984D+14.91988

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