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1872 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

West Virginia · 7 candidates · See every 1872 U.S. House race

Who won the 1872 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

John Hagans won the 1872 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. John Hagans received 3,441 popular votes (82.34%). The main challenger was Alexander R Boteler (9.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Hagans and Boteler

Hagans +73.1 pts · won by 3,054 votes
John HagansRepublicanWINNER82.34%
3,441 votes
Alexander R BotelerRepublican9.26%
387 votes
Ward H. Lanonunknown6.1%
255 votes
H I WalkerRepublican1.89%
79 votes
O P Downeyunknown0.34%
14 votes
Samuel Woods Vunknown0.05%
2 votes
Peter MartinDemocratic0.02%
1 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.