1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 11
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Forest Underwood (D) won with 12.0% of the vote, defeating D. Banks Wilburn (D) by 4.5 points.
Forest UnderwoodDemocrat · winner
12.0%6,865
Patricia HartmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%6,339
Charles M. Polan Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
10.7%6,086
Hugh A. KincaidDemocrat · winner · incumbent
9.2%5,261
Dorsey KetchumDemocrat · winner · incumbent
8.3%4,714
Robert ChambersDemocrat · winner
7.6%4,320
D. Banks WilburnDemocrat
7.6%4,310
Charles A. SturmDemocrat
6.7%3,831
Tom Taylor Baker Jr.Democrat
6.3%3,609
John JeffersonDemocrat
6.3%3,605
Jary BurgessDemocrat
4.1%2,341
Billy J. ChaffinDemocrat
3.6%2,074
Grover WildsDemocrat
2.7%1,528
C. Robert SchaubDemocrat
2.1%1,195
James AdkinsDemocrat
1.2%673
Bob Lee BellowDemocrat
0.5%300
57,051 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Forest Underwood (D)Patricia Hartman (D)Charles M. Polan Jr. (D)Hugh A. Kincaid (D)Dorsey Ketchum (D)Robert Chambers (D)D. Banks Wilburn (D)Charles A. Sturm (D)Tom Taylor Baker Jr. (D)John Jefferson (D)
Also on the ballot: Jary Burgess (Democrat), 4.1%; Billy J. Chaffin (Democrat), 3.6%; Grover Wilds (Democrat), 2.7%; C. Robert Schaub (Democrat), 2.1%; James Adkins (Democrat), 1.2%; Bob Lee Bellow (Democrat), 0.5%