DemocratNot in office · last served 1988Last on a ballot: Nov 1984

Mario J. Palumbo

Last held office: West Virginia State Senate, District 8 (1968–1988). Ran in 9 elections between 1968 and 1984, winning 9.

Last office: West Virginia State Senate, District 8

Last margin: +5.5; Won 1984
Elections: 9; 1968–1984

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Career

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

1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028West Virginia State Senate, District 8Out of office

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Palumbo has run

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

Year	Office	Stage	Result	Opponents	Share	Margin
1984	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	General	Won	Tod J. Kaufman (D), Fred F. Holt (R), Virginia Stevens (R)	32.8%	D+5.5
1984	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	Primary	Won	Tod J. Kaufman (D), Jane H. Theiling (D), David Grubb (D)	23.5%	−3.7
1980	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	General	Won	Robert Wise (D), John T. Poffenbarger (R), Paul Zakaib (R)	28%	D+2.2
1980	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	Primary	Won	Robert Wise (D), William T. Brotherton Jr. (D), Charles C. Quigley (D)	33.7%	+5.9
1976	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	General	Won	William T. Brotherton Jr. (D), George Spruce (R)	42%	D+5.0
1976	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	Primary	Won	William T. Brotherton Jr. (D), Marvin Horan (D), Harry Zinn (D)	41.7%	+0.4
1972	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	General	Won	William T. Brotherton Jr. (D), Harlan Wilson Jr. (R), Al J. Carey (R)	28%	R+0.3
1968	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	General	Won	William T. Brotherton Jr. (D), Robert E. Douglas (R), John T. Chambers (R)	26.1%	D+0.8
1968	West Virginia State Senate, District 8	Primary	Won	William T. Brotherton Jr. (D), George K. W. Woo (D), C. E. Gillespie (D)	25.3%	−4.4

Source: 99chambers results archive

Seats Palumbo has held

West Virginia State Senate, District 8 · 1968–1988

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Palumbo has run against

Tod J. Kaufman (D) · 1984 election, won
Robert Wise (D) · 1980 election, won
William T. Brotherton Jr. (D) · 1976 election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive