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1894 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1894 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Blackburn Dovener won the 1894 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Blackburn Dovener received 21,821 popular votes (53.4%). The main challenger was John A Howard (42.52%).

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

Dovener +10.9 pts · won by 4,446 votes
Blackburn DovenerRepublicanWINNER53.4%
21,821 votes
John A HowardDemocratic42.52%
17,375 votes
J E StaleyIndependent2.62%
1,071 votes
J H HoltIndependent1.46%
595 votes
John Pendletonunknown0%
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.