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Election 1978 Results

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1978 US Senate election in West Virginia

Jennings Randolph (Democrat) beat Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican) in West Virginia in 1978, 50.5% to 49.5%, a margin of 1.0 point and 4,717 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1972, when Jennings Randolph also won.

Democrats led in 32 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 23. The largest, Kanawha, cast 66,860 votes and went to the Republican by 4.7 points. The closest was Wirt, where 16 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jennings Randolph won Democratic 249,034 50.5%
Arch A. Moore Jr. Republican 244,317 49.5%
Total493,351

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Kanawha 31,868 47.7% 34,992 52.3% 66,860 R+4.7
Cabell 11,490 42.2% 15,752 57.8% 27,242 R+15.6
Harrison 12,761 50.1% 12,734 49.9% 25,495 D+0.1
Wood 9,883 41.7% 13,818 58.3% 23,701 R+16.6
Marion 8,143 43.4% 10,641 56.6% 18,784 R+13.3
Monongalia 9,599 53.2% 8,428 46.8% 18,027 D+6.5
Raleigh 11,965 67.4% 5,790 32.6% 17,755 D+34.8
Ohio 7,803 45.3% 9,422 54.7% 17,225 R+9.4
Mercer 6,494 47.8% 7,089 52.2% 13,583 R+4.4
Fayette 8,113 65.8% 4,226 34.2% 12,339 D+31.5
Logan 7,751 68.3% 3,596 31.7% 11,347 D+36.6
Marshall 5,142 45.4% 6,184 54.6% 11,326 R+9.2
Wayne 5,400 50.9% 5,212 49.1% 10,612 D+1.8
Berkeley 4,265 41.5% 6,018 58.5% 10,283 R+17.0
Hancock 6,193 61.8% 3,836 38.2% 10,029 D+23.5
Putnam 4,440 45.9% 5,236 54.1% 9,676 R+8.2
Greenbrier 4,947 53.6% 4,279 46.4% 9,226 D+7.2
McDowell 5,595 61.3% 3,528 38.7% 9,123 D+22.7
Mason 4,107 48.6% 4,336 51.4% 8,443 R+2.7
Wyoming 4,595 56.9% 3,475 43.1% 8,070 D+13.9
Boone 4,920 62.6% 2,945 37.4% 7,865 D+25.1
Randolph 4,779 61.2% 3,028 38.8% 7,807 D+22.4
Preston 3,478 45.0% 4,252 55.0% 7,730 R+10.0
Brooke 4,095 56.3% 3,179 43.7% 7,274 D+12.6
Jackson 3,050 42.2% 4,182 57.8% 7,232 R+15.7
Mineral 3,368 47.6% 3,708 52.4% 7,076 R+4.8
Mingo 4,339 62.1% 2,652 37.9% 6,991 D+24.1
Nicholas 3,423 56.4% 2,646 43.6% 6,069 D+12.8
Lincoln 3,512 58.6% 2,480 41.4% 5,992 D+17.2
Upshur 2,203 38.1% 3,577 61.9% 5,780 R+23.8
Lewis 2,348 40.7% 3,428 59.3% 5,776 R+18.7
Jefferson 2,958 52.2% 2,710 47.8% 5,668 D+4.4
Barbour 2,907 52.8% 2,602 47.2% 5,509 D+5.5
Wetzel 2,853 52.1% 2,624 47.9% 5,477 D+4.2
Taylor 2,046 44.5% 2,549 55.5% 4,595 R+10.9
Roane 2,013 43.9% 2,573 56.1% 4,586 R+12.2
Braxton 2,371 56.6% 1,820 43.4% 4,191 D+13.1
Monroe 2,009 50.6% 1,961 49.4% 3,970 D+1.2
Summers 1,977 57.6% 1,457 42.4% 3,434 D+15.1
Tyler 1,170 36.1% 2,067 63.9% 3,237 R+27.7
Ritchie 1,081 34.0% 2,095 66.0% 3,176 R+31.9
Morgan 1,196 41.4% 1,695 58.6% 2,891 R+17.3
Hampshire 1,567 54.8% 1,291 45.2% 2,858 D+9.7
Hardy 1,514 55.3% 1,224 44.7% 2,738 D+10.6
Gilmer 1,356 51.1% 1,298 48.9% 2,654 D+2.2
Grant 780 29.9% 1,832 70.1% 2,612 R+40.3
Tucker 1,215 46.8% 1,380 53.2% 2,595 R+6.4
Clay 1,600 62.6% 954 37.4% 2,554 D+25.3
Pocahontas 1,420 55.8% 1,126 44.2% 2,546 D+11.5
Pendleton 1,395 56.8% 1,063 43.2% 2,458 D+13.5
Calhoun 1,294 53.8% 1,112 46.2% 2,406 D+7.6
Webster 1,568 65.4% 828 34.6% 2,396 D+30.9
Pleasants 1,193 51.5% 1,122 48.5% 2,315 D+3.1
Doddridge 728 32.3% 1,527 67.7% 2,255 R+35.4
Wirt 754 50.5% 738 49.5% 1,492 D+1.1

Counties as they stood in 1978; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

West Virginia Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Jim Justice (R) R+41.0
2020 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+43.3
2018 Joe Manchin (D) D+3.3
2014 Shelley Moore Capito (R) R+27.7
2012 Joe Manchin III (D) D+24.1
2008 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+27.5
2006 Robert Byrd (D) D+30.7
2002 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+26.2
2000 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+57.6
1996 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+53.3
1994 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+38.0
1990 John D. Rockefeller IV (D) D+36.6
1988 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+29.5
1984 Jay Rockefeller (D) D+4.1
1982 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+37.7
1978 Jennings Randolph (D) D+1.0
1976 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+100.0
1972 Jennings Randolph (D) D+32.9
1970 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+55.3
1966 Jennings Randolph (D) D+19.0
1964 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+35.3
1960 Jennings Randolph (D) D+10.7
1958 Robert C. Byrd (D) D+18.4
1954 Matthew Neely (D) D+9.6
1952 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+7.2
1948 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+14.0
1946 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+0.7
1942 Chapman Revercomb (R) R+10.7
1940 Harley M. Kilgore (D) D+12.7
1936 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+18.2
1934 Rush D. Holt (D) D+10.7
1930 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+24.0
1928 Henry D. Hatfield (R) R+1.5
1924 Guy D. Goff (R) R+3.2
1922 Matthew M. Neely (D) D+3.6
1918 Davis Elkins (R) R+8.1
1916 Howard Sutherland (R) R+2.0