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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 18

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Ernest Moore (D) won with 27.8% of the vote, defeating A. Keith Wagner (D) by 10.9 points.

Ernest MooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.8%2,671
Rich MurenskyDemocrat · winner
25.9%2,485
16.9%1,623
Booker T. StephensDemocrat · incumbent
15.9%1,532
6.9%663
6.6%636
9,610 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET