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1976 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Harley O. Staggers won the 1976 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Harley O. Staggers received 145,405 popular votes (73.57%). The main challenger was Jim Sloan (26.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Staggers and Sloan

Staggers +47.1 pts · won by 93,175 votes
Harley O. StaggersDemocraticWINNER73.57%
145,405 votes
Jim SloanRepublican26.43%
52,230 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.