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1926 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1926 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election?

James Hughes won the 1926 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election. James Hughes received 36,394 popular votes (52.4%). The main challenger was John D Sweeney (47.6%).

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Hughes +4.8 pts · won by 3,329 votes
James HughesRepublicanWINNER52.4%
36,394 votes
John D SweeneyDemocratic47.6%
33,065 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.