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1980 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1980 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bob Mollohan won the 1980 West Virginia U.S. House District 1 Election. Bob Mollohan received 107,471 popular votes (63.63%). The main challenger was Joe Bartlett (36.37%).

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

Mollohan +27.3 pts · won by 46,033 votes
Bob MollohanDemocraticWINNER63.63%
107,471 votes
Joe BartlettRepublican36.37%
61,438 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.