CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A pair of state Senators, a Democrat and a Republican, and a Democratic House of Delegates member were among those who did not survive in the scores of legislative races decided Tuesday by West Virginia primary voters.

Sens. Frank Deem, R-Wood, and Randy White, D-Webster, both multiterm lawmakers, lost. Delegate Tom Louisos, D-Fayette, was displaced by former House member John Pino in their party's primary for the three-seat 29th District.

More than a third of primary's 275 legislative candidates advanced after facing no opponents Tuesday. All 100 seats in the House of Delegates are up this year, as are 17 of 34 seats in the Senate. Thirteen seats were left open by departing lawmakers, including 10 in the House.

Louisos was similarly edged out in the 2006 primary, but returned in 2008 at Pino's expense. Deem fell to Vienna Mayor David Nohe in the 3rd Senate District's GOP primary. Nohe won with 52 percent of the vote. The 82-year-old Deem has been in the Legislature a total of nearly 34 years since winning a House of Delegates seat in 1954.

Former Nicholas County prosecutor Greg Tucker beat White in the 11th District. Tucker lost to White in the 2006 primary, but received 55 percent of the vote this time.

In another rematch, Majority Leader Truman Chafin, D-Mingo, rebuffed Greg "Hootie" Smith in the 6th Senate District by around 452 votes. Chafin edged Smith, a Mingo County commissioner, in their 2006 contest by 128 votes.

Ron Justice had withdrawn from the Democratic race for an open 13th Senate District seat last month with health problems. But the former Morgantown mayor received 51 percent of the vote over Delegate Bob Beach's 48 percent.

Because Justice dropped out, Beach advances to face Cindy Frich, a former lawmaker unopposed in the GOP primary. They seek the seat being vacated by Sen. Mike Oliverio, who upset Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., in their 1st Congressional District matchup.

Delegate Orphy Klempa, D-Ohio, beat Hancock County Commissioner Dan Greathouse 54 percent to 46 percent, for their party's nod to succeed retiring Senate Government Organization Chairman Ed Bowman, D-Hancock. In that district's GOP primary, Charles Schlegel overcame freshman Delegate Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, and Larry Tighe with 45 percent of the vote.

John Barnes received the GOP nomination for the seat now held by retiring GOP Sen. Jesse Guills. Barnes won the nomination over Philip Stevens and Rick Romeo with nearly 38 percent. Barnes goes up against Democrat Ron Miller, who had no primary opponent.

Sen. Ron Stollings, D-Boone, had more than 53 percent of the vote in the coalfield's 7th Senate District, defeating challenger and Delegate Jeff Eldridge of Lincoln County.

Amid concerns about a high number of absentee ballots, Lincoln County officials opted to withhold releasing returns until ballots from all 35 precincts had been counted.

Sen. Evan Jenkins, D-Cabell, fended off a challenge by retired circuit Judge Jim Cummings, attracting 66 percent of the vote in the 5th Senate District.

Sen. Erik Wells won with just under 51 percent of the vote against two Democratic challengers in Kanawha County's 8th District, with 95 percent of precincts reporting. That race had attracted nearly $130,000 in third-party spending, mostly by unions opposed to Wells' advocacy of charter schools and other issues.

Labor groups had also targeted Jenkins and Stollings while supporting White, all without success. Their winning candidates included Klempa and Delegate David Walker, D-Clay.

Among other House contests, Delegate John Doyle, D-Jefferson, held off Lori Rea with more than 65 percent of the vote. Delegate Bill Hamilton, R-Upshur, bested two challengers in the GOP primary, garnering nearly 63 percent.

Democrats hold sizable majorities in both chambers. Because of a lack of general election opponents, their nominees are assured 28 House seats and four in the Senate come November. Republicans can already count on one Senate seat and seven in the House.