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1916 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election

Virginia · 3 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. House race

Who won the 1916 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election?

Campbell Slemp won the 1916 Virginia U.S. House District 9 Election. Campbell Slemp received 17,848 popular votes (51.93%). The main challenger was E Lee Trinkle (47.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Slemp and Trinkle

Slemp +4.1 pts · won by 1,418 votes
Campbell SlempRepublicanWINNER51.93%
17,848 votes
E Lee TrinkleDemocratic47.8%
16,430 votes
M C DuttonIndependent0.27%
92 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.