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1986 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1986 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bob Wise won the 1986 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Bob Wise received 73,669 popular votes (64.91%). The main challenger was Tim Sharp (35.09%).

See the full head-to-head between Wise and Sharp

Wise +29.8 pts · won by 33,849 votes
Bob WiseDemocraticWINNER64.91%
73,669 votes
Tim SharpRepublican35.09%
39,820 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.