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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for West Virginia (District 02)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Harley Staggers*
(D)		 Mary Elkins
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 63,32752.4% 57,59747.6% 00.0% 5,730 120,924
Total R vote: 57,597 (47.6%)      Total D vote: 63,327 (52.4%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Mary Elkins 15,478 51.7%
2   Bradley Nash 12,095 40.4%
3   James Poisal 2,351 7.9%
TOTAL VOTES 29,924  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Harley Staggers* 36,432 77.2%
2   Cyrus Kemp 10,754 22.8%
TOTAL VOTES 47,186