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1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Alderson won the 1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. John Alderson received 20,434 popular votes (0%). The main challenger was Theophilus Gaines (43.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Alderson and Gaines

Gaines +42.8 pts · led by 15,571 votes
John AldersonunknownWINNER0%
20,434 votes
Theophilus GainesRepublican43.32%
15,778 votes
J C Middletonprohibition0.57%
207 votes
J W Saintclairunknown0.01%
2 votes
James H McGinnisunknown0%
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.