1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Delegate District 9
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Lloyd D. Atkinson (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Corlis W. Harris (D) by 3.8 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
Lloyd D. AtkinsonRepublican · winner
51.9%3,013
Corlis W. HarrisDemocrat · incumbent
48.1%2,792
5,805 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)