1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 3

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 3
Start: 1978-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Edgar A. Poe (D) won with 17.1% of the vote, defeating C. Jack Glasgow (D) by 2.8 points.

Edgar A. PoeDemocrat · winner

17.1%2,224

John KarrasDemocrat · winner · incumbent

16.7%2,170

Jerry A. TigheDemocrat · winner · incumbent

14.6%1,894

Randy WhartonDemocrat · winner

14.4%1,870

14.4%1,867

11.5%1,494

11.2%1,451

12,970 votes

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