1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 30
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Donald Kopp (D) won with 17.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Romeo (D) by 7.5 points.
Donald KoppDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.2%7,541
Floyd FullenDemocrat · winner
14.0%6,147
Kenneth RiffleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.5%5,939
Percy AshcraftDemocrat · winner
10.9%4,806
Jim RomeoDemocrat
9.6%4,237
William L. VincentDemocrat
7.9%3,488
James C. HuntDemocrat
7.4%3,274
James LaulisDemocrat
7.4%3,232
Jack E. ChippsDemocrat
7.1%3,139
Charles JenkinsDemocrat
2.5%1,091
Robert KenneyDemocrat
2.4%1,074
43,968 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Donald Kopp (D)Floyd Fullen (D)Kenneth Riffle (D)Percy Ashcraft (D)Jim Romeo (D)William L. Vincent (D)James C. Hunt (D)James Laulis (D)Jack E. Chipps (D)
Also on the ballot: Charles Jenkins (Democrat), 2.5%; Robert Kenney (Democrat), 2.4%