2022Final results
2022 election for West Virginia Delegate District 78
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Geno Chiarelli (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Jeffrey A. Budkey (D) by 13.2 points.
Geno ChiarelliRepublican · winner
56.6%3,056
Jeffrey A. BudkeyDemocrat
43.4%2,341
5,397 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)