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1978 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Harley O. Staggers won the 1978 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Harley O. Staggers received 69,683 popular votes (55.32%). The main challenger was Cleveland Keith Benedict (44.68%).

See the full head-to-head between Staggers and Benedict

Staggers +10.6 pts · won by 13,411 votes
Harley O. StaggersDemocraticWINNER55.32%
69,683 votes
Cleveland Keith BenedictRepublican44.68%
56,272 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.