1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia information
1978 United States Senate election in West Virginia
← 1972
November 7, 1978
1984 →
Nominee
Jennings Randolph
Arch Moore
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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%
U.S. senator before election
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.
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