1982Final results
1982 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 12
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
John H. Reed III (R) won with 17.9% of the vote, defeating Mary E. House (R) by 6.5 points.
John H. Reed IIIRepublican · winner
17.9%3,227
Will J. WellmanRepublican · winner
15.9%2,861
Robert F. HoffmanRepublican · winner
12.3%2,205
Dempsey L. BarnettRepublican · winner
11.8%2,127
Mary E. HouseRepublican
11.5%2,061
Sidney L. LinvilleRepublican
11.3%2,039
P. E. McDermittRepublican
11.1%2,005
Dorinda WadeRepublican
8.2%1,470
17,995 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET