1982 primaries · May 1, 1982
1982 West Virginia State Senate primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1982 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 · Democratic primary | John G. Chernenko (D) | 11.1 | |
| SD-1 · Republican primary | Benjamin R. Honecker (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-2 · Democratic primary | Thomas E. Loehr (D) | 13.4 | |
| SD-3 · Democratic primary | Keith Burdette (D) | 30.4 | |
| SD-3 · Republican primary | J. Frank Deem (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 · Democratic primary | Oshel Craigo (D) | 23.1 | |
| SD-4 · Republican primary | Michael Shaw (R) | 39.6 | |
| SD-5 · Democratic primary | Robert R. Nelson (D) | 46.3 | |
| SD-5 · Republican primary | Frank Lucente (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-6 · Democratic primary | H. Truman Chafin (D) | 28.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-7 · Democratic primary | J. Robert Rogers (D) | 6.6 | |
| SD-7 · Republican primary | Larry J. Javins (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-8 · Democratic primary | John Boettner (D) | 2.7 | |
| SD-8 · Republican primary | David Bailey (R) | 27.0 | |
| SD-9 · Democratic primary | Ted T. Stacy (D) | 5.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-9 · Republican primary | Martin L. Miller Sr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-10 · Democratic primary | Frederick L. Parker (D) | 15.9 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-10 · Republican primary | Truman L. Sayre (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 · Democratic primary | Ralph D. Williams (D) | 0.5 | |
| SD-11 · Republican primary | G. A. Bowling (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-12 · Democratic primary | Larry A. Tucker (D) | 9.9 | |
| SD-12 · Republican primary | Kenneth D. Hines (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 · Democratic primary | Gino Colombo (D) | 39.1 | |
| SD-14 · Democratic primary | Stephen L. Cook (D) | 56.7 | |
| SD-14 · Republican primary | Carl Paul (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-15 · Republican primary | C. N. Harman (R) | 58.7 | |
| SD-16 · Democratic primary | Sondra M. Lucht (D) | 5.4 | |
| SD-16 · Republican primary | Gary Lee Phalen (R) | Unopposed |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner