1980 West Virginia Secretary of State election

1980 West Virginia Secretary of State election

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Nominee A. James Manchin Dee Brown Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 486,035 201,647 Percentage 70.68% 29.32%

Secretary of State before election A. James Manchin Democratic Elected Secretary of State A. James Manchin Democratic

The 1980 West Virginia Secretary of State election took place on November 4, 1980, to elect the Secretary of State of West Virginia.

Incumbent Democrat A. James Manchin won re-election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Dee Brown.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• A. James Manchin, incumbent Secretary of State. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Results

1980 Democratic primary ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. James Manchin (incumbent)	271,224	100.00%
Total votes			271,224	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dee Brown.

Eliminated in primary

• E.E. Cumpton. ^[5]
• John W. Lusher.

Results

1980 Republican primary ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dee Brown	46,582	44.10%
	Republican	John W. Lusher	36,187	34.26%
	Republican	E.E. Cumpton	22,857	21.64%
Total votes			105,626	100.00%

General election

Results

1980 West Virginia Secretary of State election ^{[7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. James Manchin (incumbent)	486,035	70.68%
	Republican	Dee Brown	201,647	29.32%
Total votes			687,682	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. "House Resolution 4". West Virginia Legislature.
2. "Manchin running again". Williamson Daily News . March 4, 1980.
3. Wally Warden (November 25, 1980). "There's nothing wrong with corny". Williamson Daily News .
4. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1980 - Page 619" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.
5. Robert C. Welling (May 30, 1980). "Race for Supreme Court nomination could be liveliest of primary". Williamson Daily News .
6. "1980 Primary Election - WV Secretary of State" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State.
7. "1980 General Election - WV Secretary of State" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State.
8. "West Virginia Blue Book - 1981 - Page 660" (PDF). West Virginia Legislature.