1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 10
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Charles H. Damron (D) won with 16.4% of the vote, defeating L. A. Willard (D) by 7.1 points.
Charles H. DamronDemocrat · winner · incumbent
16.4%4,677
Dave OnealDemocrat · winner · incumbent
14.9%4,260
Dan ShumateDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.9%3,397
John E. FitzgeraldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%3,060
L. A. WillardDemocrat
9.3%2,658
William J. ArtripDemocrat
8.8%2,507
D. Harlen PainterDemocrat
7.0%2,003
Sherman C. Bennett Jr.Democrat
6.4%1,834
Kennith G. EvansDemocrat
5.7%1,632
Dalton StephensonDemocrat
5.6%1,594
Jeffrey M. BurdetteDemocrat
3.4%972
28,594 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET