1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Paul E. Prunty (R), William E. Shingleton (D), Cody A. Starcher (D) and Benjamin N. Springston (R) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsPaul E. PruntyRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.7%14,718
William E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.1%12,650
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.9%12,503
Benjamin N. SpringstonRepublican · winner
13.8%10,850
Nick FantasiaDemocrat
12.4%9,805
Samuel MorascoDemocrat · incumbent
12.1%9,496
William H. HawkinsRepublican
11.1%8,773
78,795 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)