2004 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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2004 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
Flag of West Virginia.svg
  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election21
Seats won21
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote415,396303,042
Percentage57.56%41.99%
SwingDecrease2.svg 8.48%Increase2.svg 8.11%

2006 West Virginia United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
West Virginia 2004 House Election Results by County.svg

The 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 2, 2004, 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 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

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Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2004 [1]
PartyVotesPercentageSeats+/–
Democratic 415,39657.56%2
Republican 303,04241.99%1
Mountain (Green) 3,2180.45%0
Totals721,656100.00%3

District 1

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Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Republican Alan Lee Parks. This district covers the northern part of the state.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe DOctober 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Safe DNovember 1, 2004

Results

West Virginia's 1st congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alan Mollohan (incumbent) 166,583 67.77
Republican Chris Wakim 79,19632.22
Total votes245,779 100.00
Democratic hold

District 2

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Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito defeated Democrat Erik Wells, a State Senator. This district covers the central part of the state.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe ROctober 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Safe RNovember 1, 2004

Results

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent) 147,676 57.46
Democratic Erik Wells 106,13141.29
Mountain Julian Martin3,2181.25
Total votes257,025 100.00
Republican hold

District 3

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Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Republican Delegate Rick Snuffer. This district covers the southern part of the state.

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [2] Safe DOctober 29, 2004
Sabato's Crystal Ball [3] Safe DNovember 1, 2004

Results

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nick Rahall (incumbent) 142,682 65.20
Republican Rick Snuffer 76,17034.80
Total votes218,852 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
  2. 1 2 3 "2004 Competitive House Race Chart" (PDF). House: Race Ratings. Cook Political Report. October 29, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "2004 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 3, 2004. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 24, 2023.