1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 1
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joseph B. Cipriani (D) won with 15.8% of the vote, defeating Leonard Salerno (D) by 1.6 points.
Joseph B. CiprianiDemocrat · winner
15.8%1,615
Sam LoveDemocrat · winner
15.2%1,550
Leonard SalernoDemocrat
14.2%1,447
Gust G. BrendaDemocrat · incumbent
14.1%1,437
William TomposDemocrat
12.1%1,233
James PaulDemocrat
8.0%819
Joseph M. BingielDemocrat
7.2%736
Richard L. HugginsDemocrat
6.8%695
Jerry C. ChaneyDemocrat
6.7%687
10,219 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET