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1894 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1894 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Alston Dayton won the 1894 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Alston Dayton received 23,444 popular votes (51.83%). The main challenger was William Wilson (47.3%).

See the full head-to-head between Dayton and Wilson

Dayton +4.5 pts · won by 2,047 votes
Alston DaytonRepublicanWINNER51.83%
23,444 votes
William WilsonDemocratic47.3%
21,397 votes
J T JanneyIndependent0.74%
336 votes
William C Claytonunknown0%
56 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.