The Political Graveyard: West Virginia: U.S. Representatives, 1940s

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West Virginia: U.S. Representatives, 1940s

U.S. Representatives from West Virginia, 1940-49 (may be incomplete!)

1st District: A. C. Schiffler 1939-41 Robert L. Ramsay 1941-43 A. C. Schiffler 1943-45 Matthew M. Neely 1945-47 Francis J. Love 1947-49 Robert L. Ramsay 1949-53
2nd District: Jennings Randolph 1933-47 Melvin C. Snyder 1947-49 Harley O. Staggers 1949-81
3rd District: Andrew Edmiston 1933-43 Edward G. Rohrbough 1943-45 Cleveland M. Bailey 1945-47 Edward G. Rohrbough 1947-49 Cleveland M. Bailey 1949-63
4th District: George W. Johnson 1933-43 Hubert S. Ellis 1943-49 M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside 1949-53
5th District: John Kee 1933-51
6th District: Joe L. Smith 1929-45 E. H. Hedrick 1945-53

Events and Candidates (may be incomplete!)

U.S. Representatives from West Virginia: Events and Candidates of the 1940's (may be incomplete!)

1st District:
- 1940 Nov 5: Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), elected; A. C. Schiffler (Rep), defeated.
- 1942 Nov 3: A. C. Schiffler (Rep), elected; Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), defeated.
- 1944 Nov 7: Matthew M. Neely (Dem), elected; A. C. Schiffler (Rep), defeated.
- 1946 Aug 6: Matthew M. Neely (Dem), nominated; Grover Goldfield McPeek (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Aug 6: Francis J. Love (Rep), nominated; A. Sweeney Fleming (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Nov 5: Francis J. Love (Rep), elected; Matthew M. Neely (Dem), defeated.
- 1948 Nov 2: Robert L. Ramsay (Dem), elected; Francis J. Love (Rep), defeated.
2nd District:
- 1940 Nov 5: Jennings Randolph (Dem), elected; Summers H. Sharp (Rep), defeated.
- 1942 Nov 3: Jennings Randolph (Dem), elected; Charles G. Baker (Rep), defeated.
- 1944 Nov 7: Jennings Randolph (Dem), elected; Melvin C. Muntzing (Rep), defeated.
- 1946 Aug 6: Jennings Randolph (Dem), nominated; Washington Lee Campion (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Aug 6: Melvin C. Snyder (Rep), nominated; Melvin C. Muntzing (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Nov 5: Melvin C. Snyder (Rep), elected; Jennings Randolph (Dem), defeated.
- 1948 Nov 2: Harley O. Staggers (Dem), elected; Melvin C. Snyder (Rep), defeated.
3rd District:
- 1940 Nov 5: Andrew Edmiston (Dem), elected; H. Roy Waugh (Rep), defeated.
- 1942 Nov 3: Edward G. Rohrbough (Rep), elected; Andrew Edmiston (Dem), defeated.
- 1944 Nov 7: Cleveland M. Bailey (Dem), elected; Edward G. Rohrbough (Rep), defeated.
- 1946 Aug 6: Cleveland M. Bailey (Dem), nominated; Louis G. Craig (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Aug 6: Edward G. Rohrbough (Rep), nominated; Rufus C. Hurt (Rep), defeated in primary; Nile Strughan (Rep), defeated in primary; E. Ray Reed (Rep), defeated in primary; P. R. Garrett (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Nov 5: Edward G. Rohrbough (Rep), elected; Cleveland M. Bailey (Dem), defeated.
- 1948 Nov 2: Cleveland M. Bailey (Dem), elected; Edward G. Rohrbough (Rep), defeated.
4th District:
- 1940 Nov 5: George W. Johnson (Dem), elected; Harry O. Hiteshew (Rep), defeated.
- 1942 Nov 3: Hubert S. Ellis (Rep), elected; George W. Johnson (Dem), defeated.
- 1944 Nov 7: Hubert S. Ellis (Rep), elected; E. B. Pennybacker (Dem), defeated.
- 1946 Aug 6: M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside (Dem), nominated; Buford C. Tynes (Dem), defeated in primary; John T. Smith (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Aug 6: Hubert S. Ellis (Rep), nominated unopposed.
- 1946 Nov 5: Hubert S. Ellis (Rep), elected; M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside (Dem), defeated.
- 1948 Nov 2: M. G. 'Burnie' Burnside (Dem), elected; Hubert S. Ellis (Rep), defeated.
5th District:
- 1940 Nov 5: John Kee (Dem), elected; Hartley Sanders (Rep), defeated.
- 1942 Nov 3: John Kee (Dem), elected; B. F. Howard (Rep), defeated.
- 1944 Nov 7: John Kee (Dem), elected; Hartley Sanders (Rep), defeated.
- 1946 Aug 6: John Kee (Dem), nominated; Thornton G. Berry, Jr. (Dem), defeated in primary; D. S. MacQueen (Dem), defeated in primary; Lafe B. Chafin (Dem), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Aug 6: Hartley Sanders (Rep), nominated; William Cassius Cook (Rep), defeated in primary; Carl Herman Brunner (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Nov 5: John Kee (Dem), elected; Hartley Sanders (Rep), defeated.
- 1948 Nov 2: John Kee (Dem), elected; Hartley Sanders (Rep), defeated.
6th District:
- 1940 Nov 5: Joe L. Smith (Dem), elected; R. E. O'Connor (Rep), defeated.
- 1942 Nov 3: Joe L. Smith (Dem), elected; Houston G. Young (Rep), defeated.
- 1944 Nov 7: E. H. Hedrick (Dem), elected; J. W. Maxwell (Rep), defeated.
- 1946 Aug 6: E. H. Hedrick (Dem), nominated unopposed.
- 1946 Aug 6: Harold H. Neff (Rep), nominated; Phil M. Conley (Rep), defeated in primary.
- 1946 Nov 5: E. H. Hedrick (Dem), elected; Harold H. Neff (Rep), defeated.
- 1948 Nov 2: E. H. Hedrick (Dem), elected; David L. Salisbury (Rep), defeated.

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