1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 11
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Ralph D. Williams (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating James Clay Jeter (R) by 30.0 points.
Ralph D. WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%14,984
James Clay JeterRepublican
35.0%8,077
23,061 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