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1886 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1886 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Charles Snyder won the 1886 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Charles Snyder received 14,906 popular votes (50.59%). The main challenger was James H Brown (47.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Snyder and Brown

Snyder +3.0 pts · won by 895 votes
Charles SnyderDemocraticWINNER50.59%
14,906 votes
James H BrownRepublican47.55%
14,011 votes
J W Claypoolprohibition1.86%
547 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.