1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Nick Fantasia (D) won with 14.8% of the vote, defeating William H. Davis (D) by 6.5 points.
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.8%9,075
William E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
13.8%8,463
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner
13.1%8,017
Romeo D. ErdieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.7%7,816
William H. DavisDemocrat
8.3%5,095
Samuel MorascoDemocrat · incumbent
8.2%5,005
Paul C. BartlettDemocrat
6.3%3,836
Lewis Alex LaskaDemocrat
5.8%3,576
Frank W. Winfree Jr.Democrat
5.3%3,238
Emma V. SmithDemocrat
4.3%2,623
Janice M. BingamonDemocrat
4.0%2,472
George M. Whiting IIIDemocrat
3.4%2,105
61,321 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Nick Fantasia (D)William E. Shingleton (D)Cody A. Starcher (D)Romeo D. Erdie (D)William H. Davis (D)Samuel Morasco (D)Paul C. Bartlett (D)Lewis Alex Laska (D)Frank W. Winfree Jr. (D)
Also on the ballot: Emma V. Smith (Democrat), 4.3%; Janice M. Bingamon (Democrat), 4.0%; George M. Whiting III (Democrat), 3.4%