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{{Infobox Election▼
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▲{{Infobox Electionelection
| election_name = 1996 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
| country = West Virginia
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| popular_vote1 = 458,435
| percentage1 = 87.76%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 21.62%
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)
| last_election2 = 0
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| popular_vote2 = 63,933
| percentage2 = 12.24%
| swing2 = {{decrease}} 21.62%
| map_image = 1996 West Virginia United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg
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| map_captionmap_size = 230px
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'''Democratic'''
{{legend|#4389e3ff|60–70%}}
{{legend|#002b84ff|>90%}}
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{{ElectionsWV}}
The '''1996 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia''' were held on November 5, 1996, to determine who will represent the [[U.S. state|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 Censuscensus]]. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.
 
==Overview==
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! colspan="6" | United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 1996<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/index.aspx|title = Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}}</ref>
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! colspan=2 style="width: 15em" |Party
! style="width: 5em" |Votes
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|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Bob Wise]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
|votes = 141,551
|percentage = 68.89
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Nick Rahall]] ([[incumbent|inc.]])
|votes = 145,550
|percentage = 100.00
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