1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1972 1984 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1984 November 7, 1978 150x150px File:Jennings Randolph headshot.jpg Jennings Randolph Democratic Party (United States) 249,034 50.48% File:Arch A. Moore, Jr..jpg Arch Moore Republican Party (United States) 244,317 49.52% 1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia results map by county.svg 245px County resultsRandolph: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Moore: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph Democratic Party (United States) Jennings Randolph Democratic Party (United States) 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 former Governor Arch Moore. 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 of the five contests Randolph faced for a full term. Democratic primary Candidates Jennings Randolph, incumbent U.S. Senator Sharon Rogers Results 1978 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=290280 Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- D Primary Race - May 09, 1978 Democratic Party (United States) Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 181,480 80.49% Democratic Party (United States) Sharon Rogers 43,991 19.51% 225,471 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Donald G. Michels Arch Moore, former Governor of West Virginia Results 1978 Democratic Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=290281 Our Campaigns - WV US Senate- R Primary Race - May 09, 1978 Republican Party (United States) Arch Moore 90,406 90.57% Republican Party (United States) Donald G. Michels 9,414 9.43% 99,820 100.00% General election Results General election resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=5331 Our Campaigns - WV US Senate Race - Nov 07, 1978http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives May 11, 2020 Democratic Party (United States) Jennings Randolph (incumbent) 249,034 50.48% 15.97 Republican Party (United States) Arch Moore 244,317 49.52% 15.97 493,351 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1978 United States Senate elections References West Virginia 1978 Category:1978 West Virginia elections