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1978Final results

1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 24

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

George E. Arnold (D) won re-election with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Gary G. Flesher (R) by 6.1 points.

George E. ArnoldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.1%3,002
Gary G. FlesherRepublican
46.9%2,655
5,657 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+5.61974D+12.71976D+6.11978R+4.51980

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