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.
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County results Randolph: 50–60% 60–70% Moore: 50–60% 60–70% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Sharon Rogers
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jennings Randolph (incumbent) | 249,034 | 50.48% | 15.97 | |
Republican | Arch Moore | 244,317 | 49.52% | 15.97 | |
Total votes | 493,351 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - May 09, 1978".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- R Primary Race - May 09, 1978".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978".
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 11, 2020.