1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 31
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Joe Manchin III (D) won with 21.2% of the vote, defeating Samuel Morasco (D) by 9.5 points.
Joe Manchin IIIDemocrat · winner
21.2%7,687
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.8%6,844
William StewartDemocrat · winner
17.6%6,391
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · winner
14.0%5,072
Samuel MorascoDemocrat
11.7%4,250
Donald L. SmithDemocrat
9.0%3,276
J. Lonnie BrayDemocrat
7.8%2,819
36,339 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET