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1888 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1888 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

John D Anderson won the 1888 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. John D Anderson received 15,474 popular votes (50.83%). The main challenger was James H McGinnis (48.22%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and McGinnis

Anderson +2.6 pts · won by 793 votes
John D AndersonDemocraticWINNER50.83%
15,474 votes
James H McGinnisRepublican48.22%
14,681 votes
W D Sandfordunknown0.57%
174 votes
C W Hensonprohibition0.36%
110 votes
Frank Burtunknown0.01%
4 votes
J H Higginsunknown0%
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.