1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Delegate District 7
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
James E. Peninegar (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas L. Bailey (D) by 15.1 points.
James E. PeninegarDemocrat · winner
57.6%1,078
Thomas L. BaileyDemocrat
42.4%795
1,873 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET