1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 27
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Larry Schifano (D), Ralph N. Brown (D), Tom Clark (R) and Clyde H. Richey (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsLarry SchifanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%11,182
Ralph N. BrownDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.7%10,800
Tom ClarkRepublican · winner
12.8%9,384
Clyde H. RicheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.5%9,145
Clyde HagedornDemocrat · incumbent
12.2%8,937
Robert I. BurchinalRepublican
11.7%8,547
Jacques R. WilliamsRepublican
10.9%7,955
Ernie B. McCueRepublican
10.0%7,334
73,284 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)