2006Final results
2006 election for West Virginia's 1st District
U.S. House · West Virginia
Alan Mollohan (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Chris Wakim (R) by 28.6 points.
Alan MollohanDemocrat · winner
64.3%100,939
Chris WakimRepublican
35.6%55,963
157,000 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Alan MollohanChris Wakim
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$766.2K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$729.1K
$5.3K
Cash on hand
$37.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006