1986Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1986 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Robert W. Burk Jr. (R), Stephen C. Bird (D), Sandy Rogers (R), Ken Nowell (R) and George E. Farley (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsRobert W. Burk Jr.Republican · winner
11.4%12,037
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner
10.9%11,519
Sandy RogersRepublican · winner · incumbent
10.8%11,446
Ken NowellRepublican · winner
10.7%11,301
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.5%11,110
Gene A. HaynesRepublican · incumbent
9.9%10,458
Robert O. MorganRepublican
9.5%10,066
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · incumbent
9.4%9,940
O. L. BallDemocrat
9.0%9,471
Paul K. MarshallDemocrat
7.8%8,248
105,596 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)