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1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia
← 1972 November 7, 1978 1984 →
 
Nominee Jennings Randolph Arch Moore
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 249,034 244,317
Percentage 50.48% 49.52%
County results
Randolph:      50–60%      60–70%
Moore:      50–60%      60–70%      70-80%
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Jennings Randolph
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jennings Randolph
Democratic

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The 1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 1978. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph was re-elected to a fifth term and a fourth full term in office, narrowly defeating Republican Arch Moore, a former Governor. Despite his defeat, Moore's daughter, Shelley Moore Capito, would later win election to this seat in 2014, becoming the first female Senator from the state. This was the closest Senate election in West Virginia from the five Senate elections in West Virginia that Jennings Randolph had won.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

1978 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 181,480 80.49%
Democratic Sharon Rogers 43,991 19.51%
Total votes 225,471 100.00%

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

  • Donald G. Michels
  • Arch Moore, former Governor of West Virginia

Results[edit]

1978 Democratic Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arch Moore 90,406 90.57%
Republican Donald G. Michels 9,414 9.43%
Total votes 99,820 100.00%

General election[edit]

Results[edit]

General election results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 249,034 50.48% Decrease15.97
Republican Arch Moore 244,317 49.52% Increase15.97
Total votes 493,351 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - May 09, 1978".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- R Primary Race - May 09, 1978".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978".
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 11, 2020.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_West_Virginia