1978 primaries · May 1, 1978
1978 West Virginia House of Delegates primary results, district by district
Every West Virginia House of Delegates district in the 1978 primaries: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
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Every district
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD-1 · Democratic primary | Gust G. Brenda (D) | 5.8 | |
| HD-1 · Republican primary | James F. Powell (R) | — | |
| HD-2 · Democratic primary | Pamela Sue Shuman (D) | 5.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-2 · Republican primary | Joseph D. Coss Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-3 · Democratic primary | Edgar A. Poe (D) | 2.8 | |
| HD-3 · Republican primary | Paul J. Otte (R) | 9.8 | |
| HD-4 · Democratic primary | Robert Larry Wiedebusch (D) | 26.4 | |
| HD-4 · Republican primary | Roy Rogerson (R) | 26.7 | |
| HD-5 · Democratic primary | Joseph Ballouz (D) | 5.7 | |
| HD-6 · Republican primary | Larry Swann (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-7 · Democratic primary | James E. Peninegar (D) | 15.1 | |
| HD-7 · Republican primary | Sam White (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-8 · Democratic primary | Donza T. Worden (D) | 3.5 | |
| HD-8 · Republican primary | Malcolm B. Louden (R) | 7.1 | |
| HD-9 · Democratic primary | Corlis W. Harris (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-9 · Republican primary | Lloyd D. Atkinson (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-10 · Democratic primary | Charles H. Damron (D) | 7.1 | |
| HD-10 · Republican primary | Jimmy Joe Wedge (R) | 4.5 | |
| HD-11 · Democratic primary | Forest Underwood (D) | 4.5 | |
| HD-11 · Republican primary | Irvin Humphreys (R) | 6.7 | |
| HD-12 · Democratic primary | Burnie Roger Crabtree (D) | 15.8 | |
| HD-13 · Democratic primary | R. Doyle Vanmeter II (D) | 6.4 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-13 · Republican primary | Ivan Napier (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-14 · Democratic primary | Lacy Wright Jr. (D) | 10.5 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-14 · Republican primary | James E. Tweedy (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-15 · Democratic primary | Frank Blackwell (D) | 8.4 | |
| HD-15 · Republican primary | Delmer Sanders (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-16 · Democratic primary | Earl Ray Tomblin (D) | 8.7 | |
| HD-16 · Republican primary | Shirley Mae Baisden (R) | — | |
| HD-17 · Democratic primary | Martha Wehrle (D) | 4.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-17 · Republican primary | Leo Kopelman (R) | 3.4 | |
| HD-18 · Democratic primary | William R. Wooton (D) | 11.1 | |
| HD-18 · Republican primary | Robert B. Sayre (R) | — | |
| HD-19 · Democratic primary | Tony E. Whitlow (D) | 6.4 | |
| HD-19 · Republican primary | C. A. Long (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-20 · Democratic primary | Betty Crookshanks (D) | 7.5 | |
| HD-20 · Republican primary | James Clay Jeter (R) | — | |
| HD-21 · Democratic primary | Adam Toney (D) | 2.0 | Incumbent lost |
| HD-21 · Republican primary | Jerry Wayne Lilly (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-22 · Democratic primary | Larry A. Tucker (D) | 9.9 | |
| HD-23 · Democratic primary | Robert H. Kidd (D) | 0.7 | |
| HD-24 · Democratic primary | George E. Arnold (D) | 10.0 | |
| HD-24 · Republican primary | Gary G. Flesher (R) | 46.6 | |
| HD-25 · Democratic primary | Donald Kopp (D) | 5.5 | |
| HD-25 · Republican primary | John McCuskey (R) | — | |
| HD-26 · Democratic primary | William E. Shingleton (D) | 6.9 | |
| HD-26 · Republican primary | Paul E. Prunty (R) | — | |
| HD-27 · Democratic primary | Larry Schifano (D) | 3.5 | |
| HD-27 · Republican primary | Tom Clark (R) | 5.9 | |
| HD-28 · Democratic primary | Gene Hill (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-28 · Republican primary | James Teets (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-29 · Democratic primary | E. E. Bryan (D) | — | |
| HD-29 · Republican primary | Charles R. Shaffer (R) | — | |
| HD-30 · Democratic primary | Jae Spears (D) | 22.1 | |
| HD-30 · Republican primary | Robert Phillips (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-31 · Democratic primary | Clyde M. See Jr. (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 · Democratic primary | Guy Ross Smith (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-32 · Republican primary | John W. Hyre Jr. (R) | Unopposed | |
| HD-33 · Democratic primary | John B. Lusk (D) | 21.7 | |
| HD-33 · Republican primary | Robert D. Harman (R) | 23.4 | |
| HD-34 · Democratic primary | William T. Milleson (D) | Unopposed | |
| HD-35 · Democratic primary | Joe Caudle (D) | 11.2 | |
| HD-35 · Republican primary | Allen Goldstrom (R) | — | |
| HD-36 · Democratic primary | James M. Moler (D) | 30.5 |
West Virginia House of Delegates
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner