1982Final results
1982 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
J. Robert Rogers (D) won with 53.3% of the vote, defeating James R. Burgess (D) by 6.6 points.
J. Robert RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.3%10,679
James R. BurgessDemocrat
46.7%9,358
20,037 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET