1990Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Brenda Brum (D), Barbara W. Sims (R), Robert W. Burk Jr. (R), Larry Border (R) and J. D. Beane (D) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsBrenda BrumDemocrat · winner
12.0%12,425
Barbara W. SimsRepublican · winner
11.7%12,084
Robert W. Burk Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
10.7%11,050
Larry BorderRepublican · winner
10.6%11,008
J. D. BeaneDemocrat · winner
10.1%10,447
George E. FarleyDemocrat · incumbent
9.9%10,252
Vernon CrissRepublican · incumbent
9.7%10,055
Stephen C. BirdDemocrat · incumbent
8.6%8,960
Robert O. MorganRepublican
8.5%8,789
Gene A. HaynesDemocrat
8.2%8,535
103,605 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 1990
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)