1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 2
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
William Gilligan (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Samuel D. Winer (D) by 16.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
William GilliganRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.1%16,349
Samuel D. WinerDemocrat
41.9%11,771
28,120 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