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1984Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1984 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

William P. A. Nicely (R), Sandy Rogers (R), Gene A. Haynes (R), Joseph Albright (D) and George E. Farley (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
William P. A. NicelyRepublican · winner · incumbent
12.5%21,610
Sandy RogersRepublican · winner · incumbent
11.8%20,484
Gene A. HaynesRepublican · winner
11.1%19,261
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%18,105
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.3%17,818
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · incumbent
10.0%17,278
9.9%17,143
J. C. PowellRepublican
9.1%15,709
David IceDemocrat
9.0%15,528
Jack SmithDemocrat
5.8%9,996
172,932 votes

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

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+1.01982D+1.91984D+3.01986D+1.51988

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)