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1892 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

West Virginia · 4 candidates · See every 1892 U.S. House race

Who won the 1892 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

John Pendleton won the 1892 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. John Pendleton received 19,314 popular votes (47.57%). The main challenger was B B Dovener (47.06%).

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

Pendleton +0.5 pts · won by 206 votes
John PendletonDemocraticWINNER47.57%
19,314 votes
B B DovenerRepublican47.06%
19,108 votes
Thomas M Stonepeople's3.66%
1,486 votes
T N Barnesprohibition1.72%
697 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.