1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 3
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Paul J. Otte (R), George Dober (R), Arthur L. McKenzie (R) and John Karras (D) won the district's 4 seats.
4 seatsPaul J. OtteRepublican · winner · incumbent
16.5%10,135
George DoberRepublican · winner
14.4%8,866
Arthur L. McKenzieRepublican · winner
13.3%8,197
John KarrasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.7%7,811
Edgar A. PoeDemocrat
12.2%7,493
Jim PfeifferRepublican
11.0%6,773
Jerry A. TigheDemocrat · incumbent
10.8%6,624
Randy WhartonDemocrat
9.2%5,690
61,589 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)