1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 15
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Irvine Damron (D) won with 31.2% of the vote, defeating Grant Preece (D) by 14.5 points.
Irvine DamronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.2%5,012
James SimpkinsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%4,515
Grant PreeceDemocrat
16.7%2,677
R. Doyle Vanmeter IIDemocrat
15.3%2,465
Darryl JamesDemocrat
8.7%1,392
16,061 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET