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1976Final results

1976 election for West Virginia Delegate District 7

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Sam White (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Eldon J. Haught (D) by 4.9 points.

Sam WhiteRepublican · winner
52.5%4,020
47.5%3,641
7,661 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

EvenD+23.61972R+12.51974R+4.91976R+1.41978D+8.71980

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