1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 1
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Thais Blatnik (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Ralph Frank Lepore (D) by 9.5 points.
Thais BlatnikDemocrat · winner
54.8%6,423
Ralph Frank LeporeDemocrat
45.2%5,305
11,728 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET