1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Michael Shaw (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Robert F. Hatfield (D) by 3.0 points.
Michael ShawRepublican · winner
51.5%15,706
Robert F. HatfieldDemocrat · incumbent
48.5%14,778
30,484 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