1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 6

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 6
Start: 1978-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

Lafe P. Ward (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Homer Heck (D) by 21.6 points.

Lafe P. WardDemocrat · winner · incumbent

60.8%9,651

39.2%6,226

15,877 votes

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