1978 general · November 7, 1978
1978 West Virginia State Senate election results, district by district
Every West Virginia State Senate district in the 1978 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 34 seats
After the electionD 26 · R 8
Races16
Changed party2
Unopposed25%4 races
Incumbents defeated2
Every district
D 12 · R 5
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Judith A. Herndon (R) | 6.0 | |
| SD-2 | William Gilligan (R) | 16.3 | Flipped |
| SD-3 | J. Frank Deem (R) | 17.4 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-4 | Michael Shaw (R) | 3.0 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-5 | Robert R. Nelson (D) | 3.6 | |
| SD-6 | Lafe P. Ward (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-7 | J. Robert Rogers (D) | 40.0 | |
| SD-8 | Si Galperin Jr. · John Boettner (D) | 2.5 | |
| SD-9 | Alan L. Susman (D) | 23.0 | |
| SD-10 | Richard Baylor (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-11 | Ralph D. Williams (D) | 30.0 | |
| SD-12 | Carl E. Gainer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-13 | Gino Colombo (D) | 42.0 | |
| SD-14 | William A. Moreland (D) | 23.2 | |
| SD-15 | C. N. Harman (R) | 9.4 | |
| SD-16 | Robert M. Steptoe (D) | Unopposed |
West Virginia State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner