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1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 15

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Frank Blackwell (D) won with 21.3% of the vote, defeating Buck Lowe (D) by 8.4 points.

Frank BlackwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.3%5,473
Troy Wayne HendricksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.8%4,068
Thomas GoodwinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
12.9%3,320
Buck LoweDemocrat
12.9%3,307
11.6%2,980
Robert WylieDemocrat
10.8%2,770
9.1%2,336
5.7%1,479
25,733 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET