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1978Final results

1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 19

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Tony E. Whitlow (D), Jack E. Holt (D), W. Marion Shiflet (D), Clarence C. Christian Jr. (D) and Donald Anello (D) won the district's 5 seats.

5 seats
Tony E. WhitlowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
18.4%12,107
Jack E. HoltDemocrat · winner
17.6%11,531
W. Marion ShifletDemocrat · winner · incumbent
17.6%11,531
Clarence C. Christian Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
17.4%11,421
Donald AnelloDemocrat · winner
17.2%11,304
C. A. LongRepublican
11.8%7,767
65,661 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

EvenD+17.51974D+29.61976D+18.51978D+16.71980

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)