1982Final results
1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert R. Nelson (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Frank Lucente (R) by 21.5 points.
Robert R. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%17,878
Frank LucenteRepublican
39.2%11,550
29,428 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