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1896 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

Virginia · 4 candidates · See every 1896 U.S. House race

Who won the 1896 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Lamb won the 1896 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. John Lamb received 16,634 popular votes (55.54%). The main challenger was J B Mitchell (0.28%).

See the full head-to-head between Lamb and Mitchell

Lamb +55.3 pts · won by 16,549 votes
John LambDemocraticWINNER55.54%
16,634 votes
J B MitchellRepublican0.28%
85 votes
James O Alwoodprohibition0.27%
81 votes
J R C Lewisunknown0.01%
13,147 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.