1982Final results

1982 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 4

Name: 1982 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 4
Start: 1982-06-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Michael Shaw (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Smokey Lawson (R) by 39.6 points.

Michael ShawRepublican · winner · incumbent

69.8%5,221

30.2%2,260

7,481 votes

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