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1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1976 election for West Virginia Delegate District 27

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Larry Schifano (D), Clyde H. Richey (D), Clyde Hagedorn (D) and Ralph N. Brown (D) won the district's 4 seats.

4 seats
Larry SchifanoDemocrat · winner
17.6%19,605
Clyde H. RicheyDemocrat · winner
15.4%17,154
Clyde HagedornDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.1%16,841
Ralph N. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.4%16,090
Terry T. JonesRepublican · incumbent
13.6%15,133
James H. MeredithRepublican
9.0%10,055
William M. Chaff Jr.Republican
8.1%9,009
Jacques R. WilliamsRepublican
6.9%7,641
111,528 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenR+0.81974D+3.11976R+2.41978D+4.11980

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

The candidates

Larry Schifano (D)Clyde H. Richey (D)Clyde Hagedorn (D)Ralph N. Brown (D)Terry T. Jones (R)James H. Meredith (R)William M. Chaff Jr. (R)Jacques R. Williams (R)