1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 10
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Jimmy Joe Wedge (R), W. F. Carmichael (R), Dan Shumate (D) and John H. Reed III (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsJimmy Joe WedgeRepublican · winner
13.8%12,563
W. F. CarmichaelRepublican · winner
13.3%12,119
Dan ShumateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.4%11,315
John H. Reed IIIRepublican · winner
12.3%11,259
Dave OnealDemocrat · incumbent
12.3%11,175
John E. FitzgeraldDemocrat · incumbent
12.1%11,075
Charles H. DamronDemocrat · incumbent
12.1%11,069
Brad SayerRepublican
11.6%10,605
91,180 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)