1976Final results

1976 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 3

Name: 1976 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 3
Start: 1976-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Jerry A. Tighe (D) won with 15.7% of the vote, defeating William Custer (D) by 4.3 points.

Jerry A. TigheDemocrat · winner

15.7%4,930

Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner

14.0%4,391

John KarrasDemocrat · winner

13.3%4,193

Charles BallouzDemocrat · winner

11.9%3,746

11.4%3,592

10.6%3,339

8.1%2,561

7.6%2,392

7.3%2,286

31,430 votes

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