DemocratNot in office · last served 1976Last on a ballot: Jun 1984

John Payne

John Payne ran in 8 elections between 1970 and 1984, winning 2. Served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (District 17).

Career

Offices held, and every time Payne was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17Out of office

Margin: how far Payne finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1984	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 23	Primary	Lost	June Bledsoe (D), Thomas A. Knight (D), Bonnie Brown (D)	2.3%	−2.7
1982	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 23	Primary	Lost	Jane H. Theiling (D), Martha Wehrle (D), Lyle Sattes (D)	2.1%	−5.7
1978	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Lost	Martha Wehrle (D), Darrell E. Holmes (D), Roger W. Tompkins (D)	2.8%	−4.1
1976	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Lost	Martha Wehrle (D), Larry Sonis (D), John Boettner (D)	2.3%	−2.4
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	General	Won	Harold E. Given (D), Larry Sonis (D), Martha Wehrle (D)	4%	R+1.2
1974	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 17	Primary	Won	Martha Wehrle (D), Larry Sonis (D), Harold E. Given (D)	3.4%	−1.7
1972	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Lost	Cleo S. Jones (R), Phyllis J. Rutledge (D), James Clay Jeter (R)	3.3%	R+0.7
1970	West Virginia House of Delegates, HD-KANAWHA	General	Lost	Ivor F. Boiarsky (D), James Loop (D), Cleo S. Jones (R)	3.6%	R+0.5