1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 4
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert F. Hatfield (D) won with 49.7% of the vote, defeating Lawrence D. Butcher (D) by 17.7 points.
Robert F. HatfieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
49.7%5,257
Lawrence D. ButcherDemocrat
32.0%3,384
Raymond PeakDemocrat
18.2%1,929
10,570 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET