1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 12
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Charles H. Damron (D) won with 14.5% of the vote, defeating Layton Cottrill (D) by 6.9 points.
Charles H. DamronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.5%4,262
James M. CaseyDemocrat · winner
10.1%2,964
William J. ArtripDemocrat · winner
9.2%2,706
Joan McCallisterDemocrat · winner
9.0%2,635
Layton CottrillDemocrat
7.7%2,247
Neil ReedDemocrat
7.4%2,174
Lawrence D. ButcherDemocrat
7.4%2,165
Deborah F. PhillipsDemocrat
7.2%2,102
Billy H. WebbDemocrat
5.8%1,689
Sherman C. Bennett Jr.Democrat
5.2%1,527
Deborah L. BallDemocrat
4.7%1,372
Charles P. CrimmelDemocrat
4.5%1,325
Ric MacdowellDemocrat
4.3%1,252
Cletis GartonDemocrat
3.1%902
29,322 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Charles H. Damron (D)James M. Casey (D)William J. Artrip (D)Joan McCallister (D)Layton Cottrill (D)Neil Reed (D)Lawrence D. Butcher (D)Deborah F. Phillips (D)Billy H. Webb (D)Sherman C. Bennett Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Deborah L. Ball (Democrat), 4.7%; Charles P. Crimmel (Democrat), 4.5%; Ric Macdowell (Democrat), 4.3%; Cletis Garton (Democrat), 3.1%