1982Final results
1982 election for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
2 seats: John Boettner (D), Darrell E. Holmes (D) won.
2 seatsJohn BoettnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
35.8%44,261
Darrell E. HolmesDemocrat · winner
31.4%38,836
David BaileyRepublican
17.4%21,480
T. HigginsRepublican
15.5%19,189
123,766 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