1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 15
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
C. N. Harman (R) won with 54.7% of the vote, defeating Gerald W. Ash (D) by 9.4 points.
C. N. HarmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.7%16,760
Gerald W. AshDemocrat
45.3%13,869
30,629 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