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1946 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

West Virginia · 2 candidates · See every 1946 U.S. House race

Who won the 1946 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Melvin Snyder won the 1946 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Melvin Snyder received 41,224 popular votes (51.36%). The main challenger was Ernest Randolph (48.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Snyder and Randolph

Snyder +2.7 pts · won by 2,183 votes
Melvin SnyderRepublicanWINNER51.36%
41,224 votes
Ernest RandolphDemocratic48.64%
39,041 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.