1986Final results
1986 primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
John G. Chernenko (D) won with 57.2% of the vote, defeating Mario T. Pipinos (D) by 14.5 points.
John G. ChernenkoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.2%7,892
Mario T. PipinosDemocrat
42.8%5,897
13,789 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET