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1980 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1980 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Cleve Benedict won the 1980 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Cleve Benedict received 102,805 popular votes (55.95%). The main challenger was Pat R. Hamilton (44.05%).

See the full head-to-head between Benedict and Hamilton

Benedict +11.9 pts · won by 21,865 votes
Cleve BenedictRepublicanWINNER55.95%
102,805 votes
Pat R. HamiltonDemocratic44.05%
80,940 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.