1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 7
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Sam White (R) won re-election with 50.7% of the vote, defeating James E. Peninegar (D) by 1.4 points.
Sam WhiteRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.7%2,666
James E. PeninegarDemocrat
49.3%2,591
5,257 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)