1978-11-07 Senatorial Election Results for West Virginia (Class 2)

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County	Turnout	Jennings Randolph* (D)		Arch Moore (R)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Barbour	50%	2,907	52.8%	2,602	47.2%	0	0.0%	305	5,509
Berkeley	34%	4,265	41.5%	6,018	58.5%	0	0.0%	-1,753	10,283
Boone	42%	4,920	62.6%	2,945	37.4%	0	0.0%	1,975	7,865
Braxton	45%	2,371	56.6%	1,820	43.4%	0	0.0%	551	4,191
Brooke	34%	4,095	56.3%	3,179	43.7%	0	0.0%	916	7,274
Cabell	36%	11,490	42.2%	15,752	57.8%	0	0.0%	-4,262	27,242
Calhoun	44%	1,294	53.8%	1,112	46.2%	0	0.0%	182	2,406
Clay	38%	1,600	62.6%	954	37.4%	0	0.0%	646	2,554
Doddridge	47%	728	32.3%	1,527	67.7%	0	0.0%	-799	2,255
Fayette	33%	8,113	65.8%	4,226	34.2%	0	0.0%	3,887	12,339
Gilmer	46%	1,356	51.1%	1,298	48.9%	0	0.0%	58	2,654
Grant	40%	780	29.9%	1,832	70.1%	0	0.0%	-1,052	2,612
Greenbrier	37%	4,947	53.6%	4,279	46.4%	0	0.0%	668	9,226
Hampshire	30%	1,567	54.8%	1,291	45.2%	0	0.0%	276	2,858
Hancock	36%	6,193	61.8%	3,836	38.2%	0	0.0%	2,357	10,029
Hardy	40%	1,514	55.3%	1,224	44.7%	0	0.0%	290	2,738
Harrison	48%	12,761	50.1%	12,734	49.9%	0	0.0%	27	25,495
Jackson	44%	3,050	42.2%	4,182	57.8%	0	0.0%	-1,132	7,232
Jefferson	29%	2,958	52.2%	2,710	47.8%	0	0.0%	248	5,668
Kanawha	41%	31,868	47.7%	34,992	52.3%	0	0.0%	-3,124	66,860
Lewis	45%	2,348	40.7%	3,428	59.3%	0	0.0%	-1,080	5,776
Lincoln	42%	3,512	58.6%	2,480	41.4%	0	0.0%	1,032	5,992
Logan	36%	7,751	68.3%	3,596	31.7%	0	0.0%	4,155	11,347
Marion	41%	8,143	43.4%	10,641	56.6%	0	0.0%	-2,498	18,784
Marshall	41%	5,142	45.4%	6,184	54.6%	0	0.0%	-1,042	11,326
Mason	47%	4,107	48.6%	4,336	51.4%	0	0.0%	-229	8,443
McDowell	29%	5,595	61.3%	3,528	38.7%	0	0.0%	2,067	9,123
Mercer	28%	6,494	47.8%	7,089	52.2%	0	0.0%	-595	13,583
Mineral	40%	3,368	47.6%	3,708	52.4%	0	0.0%	-340	7,076
Mingo	31%	4,339	62.1%	2,652	37.9%	0	0.0%	1,687	6,991
Monongalia	33%	9,599	53.2%	8,428	46.8%	0	0.0%	1,171	18,027
Monroe	47%	2,009	50.6%	1,961	49.4%	0	0.0%	48	3,970
Morgan	41%	1,196	41.4%	1,695	58.6%	0	0.0%	-499	2,891
Nicholas	35%	3,423	56.4%	2,646	43.6%	0	0.0%	777	6,069
Ohio	38%	7,803	45.3%	9,422	54.7%	0	0.0%	-1,619	17,225
Pendleton	46%	1,395	56.8%	1,063	43.2%	0	0.0%	332	2,458
Pleasants	43%	1,193	51.5%	1,122	48.5%	0	0.0%	71	2,315
Pocahontas	38%	1,420	55.8%	1,126	44.2%	0	0.0%	294	2,546
Preston	40%	3,478	45.0%	4,252	55.0%	0	0.0%	-774	7,730
Putnam	40%	4,440	45.9%	5,236	54.1%	0	0.0%	-796	9,676
Raleigh	32%	11,965	67.4%	5,790	32.6%	0	0.0%	6,175	17,755
Randolph	41%	4,779	61.2%	3,028	38.8%	0	0.0%	1,751	7,807
Ritchie	42%	1,081	34.0%	2,095	66.0%	0	0.0%	-1,014	3,176
Roane	43%	2,013	43.9%	2,573	56.1%	0	0.0%	-560	4,586
Summers	32%	1,977	57.6%	1,457	42.4%	0	0.0%	520	3,434
Taylor	43%	2,046	44.5%	2,549	55.5%	0	0.0%	-503	4,595
Tucker	45%	1,215	46.8%	1,380	53.2%	0	0.0%	-165	2,595
Tyler	45%	1,170	36.1%	2,067	63.9%	0	0.0%	-897	3,237
Upshur	37%	2,203	38.1%	3,577	61.9%	0	0.0%	-1,374	5,780
Wayne	36%	5,400	50.9%	5,212	49.1%	0	0.0%	188	10,612
Webster	32%	1,568	65.4%	828	34.6%	0	0.0%	740	2,396
Wetzel	38%	2,853	52.1%	2,624	47.9%	0	0.0%	229	5,477
Wirt	47%	754	50.5%	738	49.5%	0	0.0%	16	1,492
Wood	38%	9,883	41.7%	13,818	58.3%	0	0.0%	-3,935	23,701
Wyoming	37%	4,595	56.9%	3,475	43.1%	0	0.0%	1,120	8,070
TOTAL	40%	249,034	50.5%	244,317	49.5%	0	0.0%	4,717	493,351
Total R vote: 244,317 (49.5%)      Total D vote: 249,034 (50.5%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements:		$684,605		$458,823
Total Receipts:		$0		$0

1978 Senate class 2, Barbour County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,907	52.8%
Arch Moore (R)	2,602	47.2%
TOTAL	5,509
Turnout: 50%

1978 Senate class 2, Berkeley County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,265	41.5%
Arch Moore (R)	6,018	58.5%
TOTAL	10,283
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Boone County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,920	62.6%
Arch Moore (R)	2,945	37.4%
TOTAL	7,865
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Braxton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,371	56.6%
Arch Moore (R)	1,820	43.4%
TOTAL	4,191
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Brooke County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,095	56.3%
Arch Moore (R)	3,179	43.7%
TOTAL	7,274
Turnout: 34%

1978 Senate class 2, Cabell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	11,490	42.2%
Arch Moore (R)	15,752	57.8%
TOTAL	27,242
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Calhoun County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,294	53.8%
Arch Moore (R)	1,112	46.2%
TOTAL	2,406
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Clay County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,600	62.6%
Arch Moore (R)	954	37.4%
TOTAL	2,554
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Doddridge County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	728	32.3%
Arch Moore (R)	1,527	67.7%
TOTAL	2,255
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Fayette County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	8,113	65.8%
Arch Moore (R)	4,226	34.2%
TOTAL	12,339
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Gilmer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,356	51.1%
Arch Moore (R)	1,298	48.9%
TOTAL	2,654
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Grant County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	780	29.9%
Arch Moore (R)	1,832	70.1%
TOTAL	2,612
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Greenbrier County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,947	53.6%
Arch Moore (R)	4,279	46.4%
TOTAL	9,226
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Hampshire County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,567	54.8%
Arch Moore (R)	1,291	45.2%
TOTAL	2,858
Turnout: 30%

1978 Senate class 2, Hancock County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,193	61.8%
Arch Moore (R)	3,836	38.2%
TOTAL	10,029
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Hardy County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,514	55.3%
Arch Moore (R)	1,224	44.7%
TOTAL	2,738
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Harrison County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	12,761	50.1%
Arch Moore (R)	12,734	49.9%
TOTAL	25,495
Turnout: 48%

1978 Senate class 2, Jackson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,050	42.2%
Arch Moore (R)	4,182	57.8%
TOTAL	7,232
Turnout: 44%

1978 Senate class 2, Jefferson County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,958	52.2%
Arch Moore (R)	2,710	47.8%
TOTAL	5,668
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Kanawha County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	31,868	47.7%
Arch Moore (R)	34,992	52.3%
TOTAL	66,860
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Lewis County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,348	40.7%
Arch Moore (R)	3,428	59.3%
TOTAL	5,776
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Lincoln County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,512	58.6%
Arch Moore (R)	2,480	41.4%
TOTAL	5,992
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Logan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	7,751	68.3%
Arch Moore (R)	3,596	31.7%
TOTAL	11,347
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Marion County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	8,143	43.4%
Arch Moore (R)	10,641	56.6%
TOTAL	18,784
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Marshall County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	5,142	45.4%
Arch Moore (R)	6,184	54.6%
TOTAL	11,326
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Mason County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,107	48.6%
Arch Moore (R)	4,336	51.4%
TOTAL	8,443
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, McDowell County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	5,595	61.3%
Arch Moore (R)	3,528	38.7%
TOTAL	9,123
Turnout: 29%

1978 Senate class 2, Mercer County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	6,494	47.8%
Arch Moore (R)	7,089	52.2%
TOTAL	13,583
Turnout: 28%

1978 Senate class 2, Mineral County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,368	47.6%
Arch Moore (R)	3,708	52.4%
TOTAL	7,076
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Mingo County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,339	62.1%
Arch Moore (R)	2,652	37.9%
TOTAL	6,991
Turnout: 31%

1978 Senate class 2, Monongalia County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	9,599	53.2%
Arch Moore (R)	8,428	46.8%
TOTAL	18,027
Turnout: 33%

1978 Senate class 2, Monroe County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,009	50.6%
Arch Moore (R)	1,961	49.4%
TOTAL	3,970
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Morgan County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,196	41.4%
Arch Moore (R)	1,695	58.6%
TOTAL	2,891
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Nicholas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,423	56.4%
Arch Moore (R)	2,646	43.6%
TOTAL	6,069
Turnout: 35%

1978 Senate class 2, Ohio County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	7,803	45.3%
Arch Moore (R)	9,422	54.7%
TOTAL	17,225
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Pendleton County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,395	56.8%
Arch Moore (R)	1,063	43.2%
TOTAL	2,458
Turnout: 46%

1978 Senate class 2, Pleasants County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,193	51.5%
Arch Moore (R)	1,122	48.5%
TOTAL	2,315
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Pocahontas County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,420	55.8%
Arch Moore (R)	1,126	44.2%
TOTAL	2,546
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Preston County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	3,478	45.0%
Arch Moore (R)	4,252	55.0%
TOTAL	7,730
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Putnam County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,440	45.9%
Arch Moore (R)	5,236	54.1%
TOTAL	9,676
Turnout: 40%

1978 Senate class 2, Raleigh County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	11,965	67.4%
Arch Moore (R)	5,790	32.6%
TOTAL	17,755
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 2, Randolph County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,779	61.2%
Arch Moore (R)	3,028	38.8%
TOTAL	7,807
Turnout: 41%

1978 Senate class 2, Ritchie County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,081	34.0%
Arch Moore (R)	2,095	66.0%
TOTAL	3,176
Turnout: 42%

1978 Senate class 2, Roane County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,013	43.9%
Arch Moore (R)	2,573	56.1%
TOTAL	4,586
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Summers County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,977	57.6%
Arch Moore (R)	1,457	42.4%
TOTAL	3,434
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 2, Taylor County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,046	44.5%
Arch Moore (R)	2,549	55.5%
TOTAL	4,595
Turnout: 43%

1978 Senate class 2, Tucker County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,215	46.8%
Arch Moore (R)	1,380	53.2%
TOTAL	2,595
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Tyler County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,170	36.1%
Arch Moore (R)	2,067	63.9%
TOTAL	3,237
Turnout: 45%

1978 Senate class 2, Upshur County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,203	38.1%
Arch Moore (R)	3,577	61.9%
TOTAL	5,780
Turnout: 37%

1978 Senate class 2, Wayne County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	5,400	50.9%
Arch Moore (R)	5,212	49.1%
TOTAL	10,612
Turnout: 36%

1978 Senate class 2, Webster County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	1,568	65.4%
Arch Moore (R)	828	34.6%
TOTAL	2,396
Turnout: 32%

1978 Senate class 2, Wetzel County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	2,853	52.1%
Arch Moore (R)	2,624	47.9%
TOTAL	5,477
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Wirt County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	754	50.5%
Arch Moore (R)	738	49.5%
TOTAL	1,492
Turnout: 47%

1978 Senate class 2, Wood County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	9,883	41.7%
Arch Moore (R)	13,818	58.3%
TOTAL	23,701
Turnout: 38%

1978 Senate class 2, Wyoming County
Candidate	Votes	Pct
Jennings Randolph* (D)	4,595	56.9%
Arch Moore (R)	3,475	43.1%
TOTAL	8,070
Turnout: 37%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Jennings Randolph*
Total Disbursements:	$684,605

**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/senate/WV/1978

Arch Moore
Total Disbursements:	$458,823