1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 16
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Thomas W. Mathis (D), Sammie Dalton (D), Earl Ray Tomblin (D) and Charles Gilliam (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsThomas W. MathisDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.1%11,523
Sammie DaltonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.0%11,501
Earl Ray TomblinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.0%11,491
Charles GilliamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.8%11,395
Shirley Mae BaisdenRepublican
8.6%4,721
Samuel I. B. DingessRepublican
7.4%4,043
54,674 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)