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1944 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1944 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election?

Hubert Ellis won the 1944 West Virginia U.S. House District 4 Election. Hubert Ellis received 68,204 popular votes (51.21%). The main challenger was E B Pennybacker (48.79%).

See the full head-to-head between Ellis and Pennybacker

Ellis +2.4 pts · won by 3,218 votes
Hubert EllisRepublicanWINNER51.21%
68,204 votes
E B PennybackerDemocratic48.79%
64,986 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.