1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 3
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Thais Blatnik (D) won with 28.1% of the vote, defeating Sylvan J. Dlesk (D) by 9.4 points.
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%4,285
Gary A. SaccoDemocrat · winner
25.0%3,815
Jerry A. TigheDemocrat · winner
18.8%2,870
Sylvan J. DleskDemocrat
18.7%2,846
R. E. HartleyDemocrat
9.4%1,430
15,246 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET