1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 18

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 18
Start: 1978-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

William R. Wooton (D) won with 22.0% of the vote, defeating Mary E. Williams (D) by 11.1 points.

William R. WootonDemocrat · winner · incumbent

22.0%7,019

Sterling T. LewisDemocrat · winner · incumbent

19.4%6,207

Ted T. StacyDemocrat · winner · incumbent

19.4%6,195

Vernon BarleyDemocrat · winner

15.4%4,910

10.8%3,458

7.0%2,239

6.0%1,919

31,947 votes

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