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1976 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1976 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bob Mollohan won the 1976 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Bob Mollohan received 108,055 popular votes (58.04%). The main challenger was John F. McCuskey (41.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Mollohan and McCuskey

Mollohan +16.1 pts · won by 29,921 votes
Bob MollohanDemocraticWINNER58.04%
108,055 votes
John F. McCuskeyRepublican41.96%
78,134 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.