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1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election?

James Capehart won the 1890 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election. James Capehart received 19,576 popular votes (52.31%). The main challenger was Charles Smith (47.15%).

See the full head-to-head between Capehart and Smith

Capehart +5.2 pts · won by 1,928 votes
James CapehartDemocraticWINNER52.31%
19,576 votes
Charles SmithRepublican47.15%
17,648 votes
W C Hallprohibition0.53%
199 votes
D D Johnsonunknown0%
1 votes
J B Carrunknown0%
1 votes
J H Cammackunknown0%
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.