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2004 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2004 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Shelley Moore Capito won the 2004 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Shelley Moore Capito received 147,676 popular votes (57.46%). The main challenger was Erik Wells (41.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Capito and Wells

Capito +16.2 pts · won by 41,545 votes
Shelley Moore CapitoRepublicanWINNER57.46%
147,676 votes
Erik WellsDemocratic41.29%
106,131 votes
Julian Martinmountain1.25%
3,218 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.