1984Final results
1984 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 8
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Tod J. Kaufman (D) won with 27.3% of the vote, defeating Jane H. Theiling (D) by 4.4 points.
Tod J. KaufmanDemocrat · winner
27.3%20,559
Mario J. PalumboDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.5%17,756
Jane H. TheilingDemocrat
22.8%17,223
David GrubbDemocrat
22.6%17,084
David E. EvansDemocrat
3.7%2,813
75,435 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Tod J. Kaufman (D)Mario J. Palumbo (D)Jane H. Theiling (D)David Grubb (D)
Also on the ballot: David E. Evans (Democrat), 3.7%