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1916 West Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1916 U.S. House race

Who won the 1916 West Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election?

Edward Cooper won the 1916 West Virginia U.S. House District 5 Election. Edward Cooper received 25,563 popular votes (51.73%). The main challenger was G R C Wiles (48.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Cooper and Wiles

Cooper +3.5 pts · won by 1,706 votes
Edward CooperRepublicanWINNER51.73%
25,563 votes
G R C WilesDemocratic48.27%
23,857 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.