1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Oshel Craigo (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Michael Shaw (R) by 1.9 points.
Oshel CraigoDemocrat · winner
51.0%17,742
Michael ShawRepublican · incumbent
49.0%17,071
34,813 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