1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 1
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Gust G. Brenda (D) won with 20.8% of the vote, defeating Leonard Salerno (D) by 5.8 points.
Gust G. BrendaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.8%2,120
George GvoyichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
20.7%2,104
Leonard SalernoDemocrat
15.0%1,525
Ron PitcockDemocrat
15.0%1,522
Bob WilliamsDemocrat
14.9%1,512
James PaulDemocrat
8.3%842
John R. Yeager Jr.Democrat
3.2%328
E. E. CoxDemocrat
2.2%223
10,176 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Gust G. Brenda (D)George Gvoyich (D)Leonard Salerno (D)Ron Pitcock (D)Bob Williams (D)James Paul (D)
Also on the ballot: John R. Yeager Jr. (Democrat), 3.2%; E. E. Cox (Democrat), 2.2%