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1898 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1898 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Blackburn Dovener won the 1898 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Blackburn Dovener received 20,891 popular votes (51.91%). The main challenger was J Blair V (47.29%).

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

Dovener +4.6 pts · won by 1,860 votes
Blackburn DovenerRepublicanWINNER51.91%
20,891 votes
J Blair VDemocratic47.29%
19,031 votes
W H WilliamsIndependent0.63%
255 votes
J B ArnoldIndependent0.17%
68 votes
T N Barnesunknown0%
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.