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1982Final results

1982 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 8

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Sandy Rogers (R) won with 14.7% of the vote, defeating David Kurtz (R) by 5.8 points.

Sandy RogersRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.7%5,678
William P. A. NicelyRepublican · winner
14.3%5,541
Gene A. HaynesRepublican · winner
12.4%4,810
Robert A. WatersRepublican · winner
11.2%4,335
J. C. PowellRepublican · winner
10.5%4,066
David KurtzRepublican
8.9%3,429
C. Gary WintersRepublican
8.3%3,220
Clair A. Synder Jr.Republican
8.0%3,090
W. Max BrittonRepublican
6.4%2,483
Charles T. AdamsRepublican
5.3%2,067
38,719 votes

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

The candidates

Sandy Rogers (R)William P. A. Nicely (R)Gene A. Haynes (R)Robert A. Waters (R)J. C. Powell (R)David Kurtz (R)C. Gary Winters (R)Clair A. Synder Jr. (R)W. Max Britton (R)Charles T. Adams (R)