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1978 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1978 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

John M. Slack won the 1978 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. John M. Slack received 74,837 popular votes (59.2%). The main challenger was David Michael Staton (40.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Slack and Staton

Slack +18.4 pts · won by 23,253 votes
John M. SlackDemocraticWINNER59.2%
74,837 votes
David Michael StatonRepublican40.8%
51,584 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.