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1978-11-07 U.S. House Election Results for West Virginia (District 02)

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Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Harley Staggers*
(D)
Cleve Benedict
(R)
Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 69,68355.3% 56,27244.7% 00.0% 13,411 125,955
Total R vote: 56,272 (44.7%)      Total D vote: 69,683 (55.3%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $37,481 $168,782
Total Receipts: $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/WV/02/1978

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Harley Staggers*
Total Disbursements: $37,481

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/house/WV/02/1978

Cleve Benedict
Total Disbursements: $168,782

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Cleve Benedict 20,656 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 20,656  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Harley Staggers* 51,268 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 51,268