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1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 37

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Patrick H. Murphy (D) won with 36.4% of the vote, defeating Wallace Files (D) by 4.0 points.

Patrick H. MurphyDemocrat · winner
36.4%658
32.4%586
31.2%564
1,808 votes

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