1978Final results
1978 election for West Virginia Senate District 7
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
J. Robert Rogers (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Harry F. Adkins (R) by 40.0 points.
J. Robert RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%17,676
Harry F. AdkinsRepublican
30.0%7,568
25,244 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