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1926 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1926 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Thomas Obrien won the 1926 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Thomas Obrien received 31,954 popular votes (51.73%). The main challenger was John Wolverton (48.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Obrien and Wolverton

Obrien +3.5 pts · won by 2,135 votes
Thomas ObrienDemocraticWINNER51.73%
31,954 votes
John WolvertonRepublican48.27%
29,819 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.