1982Final results

1982 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 8

Name: 1982 Republican primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
Start: 1982-06-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

David Bailey (R) won with 46.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Evans (R) by 27.0 points.

David BaileyRepublican · winner

46.7%7,204

T. HigginsRepublican · winner

33.6%5,191

19.7%3,043

15,438 votes

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