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1910 West Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1910 West Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election?

James Hughes won the 1910 West Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election. James Hughes received 25,007 popular votes (51.84%). The main challenger was Rankin Wiley (45.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Hughes and Wiley

Hughes +5.9 pts · won by 2,853 votes
James HughesRepublicanWINNER51.84%
25,007 votes
Rankin WileyDemocratic45.92%
22,154 votes
S L Spraldingsocialist1.3%
627 votes
A Whiteprohibition0.93%
448 votes
A ChowningIndependent0.01%
7 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.