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1912 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1912 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

William Brown won the 1912 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. William Brown received 23,669 popular votes (47.47%). The main challenger was W C Conley (47.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Brown and Conley

Brown +0.4 pts · won by 214 votes
William BrownDemocraticWINNER47.47%
23,669 votes
W C ConleyRepublican47.04%
23,455 votes
William H Smithsocialist3.96%
1,974 votes
D J Gibsonprohibition1.54%
767 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.