1978 House elections · Virginia districts

Virginia U.S. House election results 1978

Results in all of Virginia's congressional districts in 1978 (Republican 6, Democratic 4): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Republican 6
Democratic 4

District 1

District history

Paul S. Trible REP +44.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul S. Trible Won	REP	89,158	72.05%
Lewis Burwell Puller	DEM	34,578	27.94%
Write-in	—	5	0.00%
Total		123,741

Official source: data

District 2

District history

George William Whitehurst REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George William Whitehurst Won	REP	63,512	99.97%
Write-in	—	18	0.03%
Total		63,530

Official source: data

District 3

District history

David E. Satterfield DEM +75.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
David E. Satterfield Won	DEM	104,550	87.70%
Alan Robert Ogden	IND	14,453	12.12%
Write-in	—	214	0.18%
Total		119,217

Official source: data

District 4

District history

Robert W. Daniel REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert W. Daniel Won	REP	77,827	99.94%
Write-in	—	46	0.06%
Total		77,873

Official source: data

District 5

District history

Wilbur Clarence Daniel DEM

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Wilbur Clarence Daniel Won	DEM	83,575	99.95%
Write-in	—	44	0.05%
Total		83,619

Official source: data

District 6

District history

Manley Caldwell Butler REP

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Manley Caldwell Butler Won	REP	88,647	99.82%
Write-in	—	156	0.18%
Total		88,803

Official source: data

District 7

District history

James Kenneth Robinson REP +28.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
James Kenneth Robinson Won	REP	84,517	64.28%
Lewis Perley Fickett	DEM	46,950	35.71%
Write-in	—	9	0.01%
Total		131,476

Official source: data

District 8

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Herbert E. Harris DEM +3.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Herbert E. Harris Won	DEM	56,137	50.50%
Charles E. Coe	IND	52,396	47.13%
John F. Herrity	REP	2,632	2.37%
Write-in	—	5	0.00%
Total		111,170

Official source: data

District 9

District history

William C. Wampler REP +23.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
William C. Wampler Won	REP	76,877	61.87%
Charles Champ Clark	DEM	47,367	38.12%
Write-in	—	10	0.01%
Total		124,254

Official source: data

District 10

District history

Joseph L. Fisher DEM +6.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph L. Fisher Won	DEM	70,892	53.35%
Frank R. Wolf	REP	61,981	46.64%
Write-in	—	9	0.01%
Total		132,882

Official source: data

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