1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Judith A. Herndon (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Thais Blatnik (D) by 6.0 points.
Judith A. HerndonRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.0%15,061
Thais BlatnikDemocrat
47.0%13,350
28,411 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET