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1982Final results

1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 7

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

J. Robert Rogers (D) won with 80.0% of the vote, defeating Larry J. Javins (R) by 60.0 points.

J. Robert RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.0%22,782
Larry J. JavinsRepublican
20.0%5,695
28,477 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+40.01978D+44.11980D+60.01982D+50.01984D+62.91996D+38.22002

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