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1896 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1896 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Blackburn Dovener won the 1896 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Blackburn Dovener received 25,232 popular votes (53.48%). The main challenger was W W Arnett (45.96%).

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

Dovener +7.5 pts · won by 3,545 votes
Blackburn DovenerRepublicanWINNER53.48%
25,232 votes
W W ArnettDemocratic45.96%
21,687 votes
George W Grimesunknown0.41%
195 votes
Thomas M Stoneunknown0.14%
66 votes
Thomas Obrienunknown0%
1 votes
William P Hubbardunknown0%
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.