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1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Pendleton won the 1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. John Pendleton received 18,470 popular votes (50.19%). The main challenger was William P Hubbard (48.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Pendleton and Hubbard

Pendleton +1.7 pts · won by 637 votes
John PendletonDemocraticWINNER50.19%
18,470 votes
William P HubbardRepublican48.45%
17,833 votes
James W Davisunknown0.2%
72 votes
F M Lynchunknown0.01%
425 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.