1976Final results
1976 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 18
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
W. W. Withrow (D) won with 12.8% of the vote, defeating Vernon Barley (D) by 3.5 points.
W. W. WithrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.8%7,907
William R. WootonDemocrat · winner
11.4%7,049
Ted T. StacyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%6,871
Sterling T. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.4%6,462
Vernon BarleyDemocrat
9.2%5,714
Paul VennariDemocrat
9.2%5,676
Les MooreDemocrat
7.7%4,796
D. Dayton LillyDemocrat
6.3%3,897
Brice B. CoveyDemocrat
4.5%2,807
Richard A. PietrantozziDemocrat
4.3%2,665
Ted Starr Sr.Democrat
3.7%2,266
Cecil P. ConnerDemocrat
3.0%1,839
N. A. Pennington Sr.Democrat
2.4%1,483
Sterlie F. CookDemocrat
2.1%1,326
G. Z. KincaidDemocrat
1.9%1,167
61,925 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
W. W. Withrow (D)William R. Wooton (D)Ted T. Stacy (D)Sterling T. Lewis (D)Vernon Barley (D)Paul Vennari (D)Les Moore (D)D. Dayton Lilly (D)
Also on the ballot: Brice B. Covey (Democrat), 4.5%; Richard A. Pietrantozzi (Democrat), 4.3%; Ted Starr Sr. (Democrat), 3.7%; Cecil P. Conner (Democrat), 3.0%; N. A. Pennington Sr. (Democrat), 2.4%; Sterlie F. Cook (Democrat), 2.1%; G. Z. Kincaid (Democrat), 1.9%