1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 3
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
J. Frank Deem (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Russell G. Beall (D) by 17.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
J. Frank DeemRepublican · winner
58.7%16,332
Russell G. BeallDemocrat · incumbent
41.3%11,485
27,817 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