1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John G. Chernenko (D) won with 46.7% of the vote, defeating John Karras (D) by 11.1 points.
John G. ChernenkoDemocrat · winner
46.7%6,817
John KarrasDemocrat
35.6%5,199
Paul T. TuckerDemocrat
17.6%2,570
14,586 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET