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1988 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1988 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Bob Wise won the 1988 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Bob Wise received 120,192 popular votes (74.34%). The main challenger was Paul W. Hart (25.66%).

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

Wise +48.7 pts · won by 78,714 votes
Bob WiseDemocraticWINNER74.34%
120,192 votes
Paul W. HartRepublican25.66%
41,478 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.