1978Final results

1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 7

Name: 1978 Democratic primary for West Virginia Senate District 7
Start: 1978-05-01
Location: West Virginia

West Virginia State Senate · West Virginia

J. Robert Rogers (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating James R. Burgess (D) by 4.3 points.

J. Robert RogersDemocrat · winner · incumbent

52.1%9,660

47.9%8,872

18,532 votes

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