1986Final results
1986 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
George E. Farley (D) won with 14.5% of the vote, defeating Joe Rice (D) by 5.4 points.
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.5%4,166
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · winner
14.4%4,157
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.5%3,903
O. L. BallDemocrat · winner
11.9%3,433
Paul K. MarshallDemocrat · winner
10.0%2,876
Joe RiceDemocrat
9.1%2,608
David Leo CoxDemocrat
7.0%2,018
James I. StealeyDemocrat
7.0%2,010
Ron BirdDemocrat
6.4%1,850
Jack SmithDemocrat
6.2%1,789
28,810 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET