1982 primaries · May 1, 1982
1982 West Virginia House of Delegates primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia House of Delegates district in the 1982 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Joseph B. Cipriani (D) | 1.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | C. Donald Chaney (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Roy E. Givens (D) | 6.7 | |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Calvin Heck (R) | — | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Thais Blatnik (D) | 9.4 | |
| HD-3 · Republican primary | Paul J. Otte (R) | — | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) | — | |
| HD-4 · Republican primary | Robin C. Capehart (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Joseph Ballouz (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Democratic primary | Larry M. Shepherd (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | Larry Swann (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | Gregory K. Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Joseph Albright (D) | 4.5 | |
| HD-8 · Republican primary | Sandy Rogers (R) | 5.8 | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Robert H. Kidd (D) | 6.2 | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Robert L. Sergent (D) | 46.9 | |
| HD-10 · Republican primary | Richard D. Frum (R) | 11.8 | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Brady R. Atkins (D) | 49.5 | |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | W. F. Carmichael (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Charles H. Damron (D) | 6.9 | |
| HD-12 · Republican primary | John H. Reed III (R) | 6.5 | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | Robert Chambers (D) | 1.6 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-13 · Republican primary | Theresa G. Barr (R) | 8.7 | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Burnie Roger Crabtree (D) | 12.9 | |
| HD-14 · Republican primary | Garry P. Adkins (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Irvine Damron (D) | 14.5 | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Charles Gilliam (D) | 3.1 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Robert Mullett (D) | 19.7 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | Ernest Moore (D) | 10.9 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Bruce Williams (D) | 12.0 | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Tony E. Whitlow (D) | 6.7 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-20 · Republican primary | Anthony Romas (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | W. Marion Shiflet (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-21 · Republican primary | John Hill (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Jack Roop (D) | 5.2 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-22 · Republican primary | E. D. Felix (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Jane H. Theiling (D) | 5.0 | |
| HD-23 · Republican primary | Ruth Goldsmith (R) | 3.5 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | John Hatcher Jr. (D) | 6.8 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-24 · Republican primary | Jim Spade (R) | — | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Betty Crookshanks (D) | 14.1 | |
| HD-25 · Republican primary | William L. Johnson (R) | — | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | Ralph H. Johnson (D) | 10.0 | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Joe E. Martin (D) | 11.9 | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | Joe E. Miller (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | Donald L. Stemple (R) | 21.3 | |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | George E. Arnold (D) | 6.5 | |
| HD-29 · Republican primary | Robert Conley (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Donald Kopp (D) | 7.5 | |
| HD-30 · Republican primary | Michael Greer (R) | 15.0 | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | Joe Manchin III (D) | 9.5 | |
| HD-31 · Republican primary | Paul E. Prunty (R) | — | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Larry Schifano (D) | 7.8 | |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | James R. McCartney (R) | — | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | Ronald R. Brown (D) | 17.1 | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | James Teets (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | Stephen C. Sluss (D) | — | |
| HD-34 · Republican primary | Marc L. Harman (R) | 10.6 | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Clyde M. See Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | William T. Milleson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-36 · Republican primary | Daniel L. Shanholtz (R) | 30.1 | |
| HD-37 · Democratic primary | Patrick H. Murphy (D) | 4.0 | |
| HD-37 · Republican primary | Glen R. Stotler (R) | 13.6 | |
| HD-38 · Democratic primary | Beatrice Noll (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-38 · Republican primary | Larry Faircloth (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-39 · Democratic primary | John Doyle (D) | 29.5 | |
| HD-39 · Republican primary | Nelson B. Robinson Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-40 · Democratic primary | Thomas W. Steptoe (D) | Unopposed |
West Virginia House of Delegates
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner