1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 8
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Keith Burdette (D), Donza T. Worden (D), George E. Farley (D), Joseph Albright (D) and Malcolm B. Louden (R) won the district's 5 seats.
5 seatsKeith BurdetteDemocrat · winner
11.8%12,102
Donza T. WordenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.3%11,622
George E. FarleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%11,428
Joseph AlbrightDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%11,048
Malcolm B. LoudenRepublican · winner
10.6%10,888
M. E. MoweryDemocrat · incumbent
10.4%10,700
Ross McHenryRepublican
9.2%9,433
Allen S. RossRepublican
8.6%8,874
Arthur L. MorrisRepublican
8.3%8,498
Roy A. SlackRepublican
8.1%8,372
102,965 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)