1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 26
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
William E. Shingleton (D) won with 15.4% of the vote, defeating William Stewart (D) by 6.9 points.
William E. ShingletonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.4%4,938
Nick FantasiaDemocrat · winner
15.4%4,929
Cody A. StarcherDemocrat · winner · incumbent
15.3%4,907
Samuel MorascoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
11.1%3,569
William StewartDemocrat
8.5%2,736
Jay Montgomery BrownDemocrat
8.4%2,686
Manuel GarciaDemocrat
6.9%2,205
Robert W. DevaulDemocrat
6.1%1,963
Charles G. OttDemocrat
5.4%1,739
Richard GreenDemocrat
4.8%1,541
Cyril O. MinnickDemocrat
2.6%839
32,052 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
William E. Shingleton (D)Nick Fantasia (D)Cody A. Starcher (D)Samuel Morasco (D)William Stewart (D)Jay Montgomery Brown (D)Manuel Garcia (D)Robert W. Devaul (D)Charles G. Ott (D)
Also on the ballot: Richard Green (Democrat), 4.8%; Cyril O. Minnick (Democrat), 2.6%