1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
Flag of West Virginia.svg
  1996 November 3, 1998 (1998-11-03) 2000  

All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party Democratic Libertarian Republican
Last election300
Seats won300
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote283,27238,86929,136
Percentage80.64%11.07%8.29%
SwingDecrease2.svg 7.12%Increase2.svg 11.07%Decrease2.svg 3.95%

1998 West Virginia United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
West Virginia 1998 House Election Results by County.svg

The 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 3, 1998 to determine who will represent the state of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. As of 2022, this is the last time that the Democrats have swept all of West Virginia’s congressional districts.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1998 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 283,27280.64%3-
Libertarian 38,86911.07%0-
Republican 29,1368.29%0-
Totals351,277100.00%3

District 1

Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Libertarian Richard Kerr. This district covers the northern part of the state.

West Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Mollohan (incumbent) 105,101 84.68
Libertarian Richard Kerr19,01315.32
Total votes124,114 100.00
Democratic hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Bob Wise defeated Republican Sally Anne Kay and Libertarian John Brown. This district covers the central part of the state.

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bob Wise (incumbent) 99,357 72.97
Republican Sally Anne Kay29,13621.40
Libertarian John Brown7,6605.63
Total votes136,153 100.00
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Libertarian Joe Whelan. This district covers the southern part of the state.

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 1998
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nick Rahall (incumbent) 78,814 86.60
Libertarian Jeff Robinson12,19613.40
Total votes91,010 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".