1978Final results
1978 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 11
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Irvin Humphreys (R) won with 17.5% of the vote, defeating John W. Lusher (R) by 6.7 points.
Irvin HumphreysRepublican · winner
17.5%3,846
Evelyn RichardsRepublican · winner
16.7%3,669
Howard LovejoyRepublican · winner
15.5%3,395
Lee W. ClarkRepublican · winner
14.5%3,168
William A. RaymondRepublican · winner
13.2%2,886
Merlin R. ZelmRepublican · winner
11.7%2,575
John W. LusherRepublican
10.9%2,383
21,922 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET