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West Virginia: U.S. Representatives, 1930s

U.S. Representatives from West Virginia, 1930-39 (may be incomplete!)

1st District: Carl G. Bachmann 1925-33 Robert L. Ramsay 1933-39 A. C. Schiffler 1939-41
2nd District: Frank L. Bowman 1925-33 Jennings Randolph 1933-47
3rd District: John M. Wolverton 1929-31 Lynn S. Hornor 1931-33 Andrew Edmiston 1933-43
4th District: J. A. Hughes 1927-30 Robert L. Hogg 1930-33 George W. Johnson 1933-43
5th District: Hugh Ike Shott 1929-33 John Kee 1933-51
6th District: Joe L. Smith 1929-45

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

U.S. Representatives from West Virginia: Events and Candidates of the 1930's (may be incomplete!)

1st District:
- 1934 Aug 7: Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), nominated; Frank C. Haymond (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Carl G. Bachmann (Rep), nominated; M. Earl Morgan (Rep), defeated in primary; L. Reed Clark (Rep), defeated in primary; Ira L. Smith (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), elected; Carl G. Bachmann (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), elected; Charles J. Schuck (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Aug 2: Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), nominated; Frank C. Haymond (Dem), defeated in primary; Joseph S. Tost (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Aug 2: A. C. Schiffler (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: A. C. Schiffler (Rep), elected; Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), defeated.
2nd District:
- 1934 Aug 7: Jennings Randolph (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Aug 7: Herbert E. Hannis (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: Jennings Randolph (Dem), elected; Herbert E. Hannis (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Jennings Randolph (Dem), elected; C. S. Musser (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Aug 2: Jennings Randolph (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Aug 2: Melvin C. Snyder (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Jennings Randolph (Dem), elected; Melvin C. Snyder (Rep), defeated.
3rd District:
- 1933 Sep 23: Lynn S. Hornor, died in office.
- 1934 Aug 7: Andrew Edmiston (Dem), nominated; Cleveland M. Bailey (Dem), defeated in primary; P. R. Garrett (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: James A. Rusmisell (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: Andrew Edmiston (Dem), elected; James A. Rusmisell (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Andrew Edmiston (Dem), elected; John M. Wolverton (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Aug 2: Andrew Edmiston (Dem), nominated; J. Alfred Taylor (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Aug 2: H. Roy Waugh (Rep), nominated; Clyde W. Ash (Rep), defeated in primary; Ott Rader (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: Andrew Edmiston (Dem), elected; H. Roy Waugh (Rep), defeated.
4th District:
- 1930 Mar 2: J. A. Hughes, died in office.
- 1934 Aug 7: George W. Johnson (Dem), nominated; William T. Lovins (Dem), defeated in primary; Leonard U. Wetherall (Dem), defeated in primary; J. D. Kibler (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Robert B. McDougle (Rep), nominated; J. Stanley Stephens (Rep), defeated in primary; Charles Vernon Payne (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: George W. Johnson (Dem), elected; Robert B. McDougle (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: George W. Johnson (Dem), elected; Raymond V. Humphreys (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Aug 2: George W. Johnson (Dem), nominated; Edgar M. Utterback (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Aug 2: Raymond V. Humphreys (Rep), nominated; Isaac M. Underwood (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1938 Nov 8: George W. Johnson (Dem), elected; Raymond V. Humphreys (Rep), defeated.
5th District:
- 1934 Aug 7: John Kee (Dem), nominated; W. W. McNeal (Dem), defeated in primary; G. A. Bryant (Dem), defeated in primary; Barton Wyatt (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Casey M. Jones (Rep), nominated; Wallace C. Morgan (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Nov 6: John Kee (Dem), elected; Casey M. Jones (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: John Kee (Dem), elected; Casey M. Jones (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Aug 2: John Kee (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Aug 2: Hartley Sanders (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: John Kee (Dem), elected; Hartley Sanders (Rep), defeated.
6th District:
- 1932: James O. Lakin (Rep), defeated.
- 1934 Aug 7: Joe L. Smith (Dem), nominated; Robert Emmett McCabe (Dem), defeated in primary; George D. Combs (Dem), defeated in primary; Herbert Maynard (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1934 Aug 7: Frank C. Burdette (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1934 Nov 6: Joe L. Smith (Dem), elected; Frank C. Burdette (Rep), defeated.
- 1936 Nov 3: Joe L. Smith (Dem), elected; M. F. Matheny (Rep), defeated.
- 1938 Aug 2: Joe L. Smith (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Aug 2: R. E. O'Connor (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1938 Nov 8: Joe L. Smith (Dem), elected; R. E. O'Connor (Rep), defeated.

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