1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 32
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Guy Ross Smith (D) won re-election with 54.9% of the vote, defeating John W. Hyre Jr. (R) by 9.9 points.
Guy Ross SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.9%2,686
John W. Hyre Jr.Republican
45.1%2,203
4,889 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)