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2016 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election?

Evan H. Jenkins won the 2016 West Virginia U.S. House District 3 Election. Evan H. Jenkins received 140,741 popular votes (67.88%). The main challenger was Matt Detch (23.98%).

See the full head-to-head between Jenkins and Detch

Jenkins +43.9 pts · won by 91,033 votes
Evan H. JenkinsRepublicanWINNER67.88%
140,741 votes
Matt DetchDemocratic23.98%
49,708 votes
Zane LawhornLibertarian8.14%
16,883 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.