1978Final results
1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 5
West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia
Robert R. Nelson (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Harold E. Given (D) by 30.3 points.
Robert R. NelsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%7,290
Harold E. GivenDemocrat
22.8%3,128
Richard H. HusteadDemocrat
12.3%1,689
David L. CremeansDemocrat
11.9%1,639
13,746 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET