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1900 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1900 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Joseph Gaines won the 1900 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Joseph Gaines received 34,243 popular votes (55.11%). The main challenger was D D Johnson (44.53%).

See the full head-to-head between Gaines and Johnson

Gaines +10.6 pts · won by 6,576 votes
Joseph GainesRepublicanWINNER55.11%
34,243 votes
D D JohnsonDemocratic44.53%
27,667 votes
John Kyleprohibition0.31%
190 votes
W W Hillpeople's0.06%
37 votes
Goodloe Jacksonunknown0%
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.