1978Final results
1978 Republican primary for West Virginia Delegate District 27
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Tom Clark (R) won with 22.9% of the vote, defeating Fred H. Weltner (R) by 5.9 points.
Tom ClarkRepublican · winner
22.9%4,074
Robert I. BurchinalRepublican · winner
22.0%3,917
Ernie B. McCueRepublican · winner
20.1%3,581
Jacques R. WilliamsRepublican · winner
18.0%3,198
Fred H. WeltnerRepublican
17.0%3,028
17,798 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET