1978Final results

1978 primary for West Virginia Senate District 16

Name: 1978 primary for West Virginia Senate District 16
Start: 1978-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Robert M. Steptoe (D) won with 81.7% of the vote, defeating John Convery (D) by 63.5 points.

Robert M. SteptoeDemocrat · winner · incumbent

81.7%10,426

18.3%2,328

12,754 votes

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