1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert R. Nelson (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Nye King (D) by 46.3 points.
Robert R. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%8,749
Nye KingDemocrat
26.8%3,210
11,959 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET