1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Keith Burdette (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating J. Frank Deem (R) by 12.2 points.
Keith BurdetteDemocrat · winner
56.1%18,613
J. Frank DeemRepublican · incumbent
43.9%14,555
33,168 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