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1998 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1998 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Bob Wise won the 1998 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Bob Wise received 99,357 popular votes (72.97%). The main challenger was Sally Anne Kay (21.4%).

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

Wise +51.6 pts · won by 70,221 votes
Bob WiseDemocraticWINNER72.97%
99,357 votes
Sally Anne KayRepublican21.4%
29,136 votes
John BrownLibertarian5.63%
7,660 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.