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1898 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

Virginia · 5 candidates · See every 1898 U.S. House race

Who won the 1898 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

John Lamb won the 1898 Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. John Lamb received 7,058 popular votes (69.14%). The main challenger was Otis H Russell (18.75%).

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

Lamb +50.4 pts · won by 5,144 votes
John LambDemocraticWINNER69.14%
7,058 votes
Otis H RussellRepublican18.75%
1,914 votes
Benjamin B WeisigerRepublican9.66%
1,138 votes
J J Quantzunknown0.59%
60 votes
Allie Dillardunknown0.37%
38 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
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.