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- ↑ "1982 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "1986 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "1990 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "1994 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "1998 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "2002 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "2006 General Election Results" (PDF). West Virginia Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
- ↑ "2010 General Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State . Retrieved May 21, 2014.
