2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the State of West Virginia, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.
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November 8, 2022
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District boundaries were redrawn to ensure that the districts are apportioned based on data from the 2020 census, which eliminated a congressional district in West Virginia's delegation.
Overview
| District | Republican | Democratic | Independent | Total | Result | ||||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||||
| District 1 | 151,511 | 66.69% | 65,428 | 28.80% | 10,257 | 4.51% | 227,196 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 160,493 | 65.57% | 84,278 | 34.43% | 0 | 0% | 244,771 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| Total | 312,004 | 66.11% | 149,706 | 31.72% | 10,257 | 2.17% | 471,967 | 100.0% | |
District 1
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 Miller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1st district encompasses Southern West Virginia, taking in Huntington, Charleston, Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley. The incumbent was Republican Carol Miller, who was re-elected in the 3rd district with 71.3% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Carol Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative (2019–present)[2][3]
Eliminated in primary
- Scott Fuller[3]
- James Houser[3]
- Zane Lawhorn, candidate for state delegate in 2018 and Libertarian nominee for the 3rd district in 2016[3]
- Kent Stevens, businessman[3]
Endorsements
Carol Miller
Organizations
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carol Miller (incumbent) | 41,852 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Scott Fuller | 6,197 | 9.8 | |
| Republican | Zane Lawhorn | 5,530 | 8.8 | |
| Republican | James Houser | 4,877 | 7.7 | |
| Republican | Kent Stevens | 4,658 | 7.4 | |
| Total votes | 63,114 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Lacy Watson, candidate for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2020[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lacy Watson | 32,686 | 100.0 | |
| Total votes | 32,686 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[6] | Solid R | February 8, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[7] | Solid R | February 11, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | February 8, 2022 |
| Politico[9] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News[11] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ[12] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[13] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Carol Miller (incumbent) | 151,511 | 66.7 | |
| Democratic | Lacy Watson | 65,428 | 28.8 | |
| Independent | Belinda Fox-Spencer | 10,257 | 4.5 | |
| Total votes | 227,196 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[14] | Carol Miller Republican |
Lacy Watson Democratic |
Belinda Fox-Spencer Independent |
Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Boone | 3,741 | 70.99% | 1,343 | 25.48% | 186 | 3.53% | 2,398 | 45.50% | 5,270 |
| Braxton | 2,295 | 69.95% | 842 | 25.66% | 144 | 4.39% | 1,453 | 44.29% | 3,281 |
| Cabell | 13,283 | 60.23% | 8,149 | 36.95% | 620 | 2.81% | 5,134 | 23.28% | 22,052 |
| Calhoun | 1,469 | 71.45% | 429 | 20.87% | 158 | 7.68% | 1,040 | 50.58% | 2,056 |
| Clay | 1,561 | 74.69% | 431 | 20.62% | 98 | 4.69% | 1,130 | 54.07% | 2,090 |
| Fayette | 6,106 | 63.20% | 3,134 | 32.44% | 422 | 4.37% | 2,972 | 30.76% | 9,662 |
| Gilmer | 1,125 | 69.19% | 417 | 25.65% | 84 | 5.17% | 708 | 43.54% | 1,626 |
| Greenbrier | 7,088 | 65.18% | 2,844 | 26.15% | 943 | 8.67% | 4,244 | 39.03% | 10,875 |
| Jackson | 5,975 | 73.70% | 1,744 | 21.51% | 388 | 4.79% | 4,231 | 52.19% | 8,107 |
| Kanawha | 26,442 | 55.61% | 19,452 | 40.91% | 1,657 | 3.48% | 6,990 | 14.70% | 47,551 |
| Lincoln | 3,502 | 72.81% | 1,125 | 23.39% | 183 | 3.80% | 2,377 | 49.42% | 4,810 |
| Logan | 4,695 | 76.37% | 1,278 | 20.79% | 175 | 2.85% | 3,417 | 55.58% | 6,148 |
| Mason | 4,699 | 73.91% | 1,399 | 22.00% | 260 | 4.09% | 3,300 | 51.90% | 6,358 |
| McDowell | 1,953 | 62.66% | 1,008 | 32.34% | 156 | 5.00% | 945 | 30.32% | 3,117 |
| Mercer | 9,662 | 69.21% | 3,496 | 25.04% | 803 | 5.75% | 6,166 | 44.17% | 13,961 |
| Mingo | 4,323 | 79.20% | 1,005 | 18.41% | 130 | 2.38% | 3,318 | 60.79% | 5,458 |
| Monroe | 2,896 | 67.57% | 799 | 18.64% | 591 | 13.79% | 2,097 | 48.93% | 4,286 |
| Nicholas | 4,743 | 74.35% | 1,385 | 21.71% | 251 | 3.93% | 3,358 | 52.64% | 6,379 |
| Pendleton | 1,626 | 74.79% | 461 | 21.21% | 87 | 4.00% | 1,165 | 53.59% | 2,174 |
| Pocahontas | 1,893 | 69.32% | 674 | 24.68% | 164 | 6.01% | 1,219 | 44.64% | 2,731 |
| Putnam | 11,557 | 70.53% | 4,248 | 25.92% | 582 | 3.55% | 7,309 | 44.60% | 16,387 |
| Raleigh | 13,495 | 72.61% | 4,221 | 22.71% | 869 | 4.68% | 9,274 | 49.90% | 18,585 |
| Roane | 2,479 | 68.61% | 879 | 24.33% | 255 | 7.06% | 1,600 | 44.28% | 3,613 |
| Summers | 2,246 | 65.63% | 877 | 25.63% | 299 | 8.74% | 1,369 | 40.01% | 3,422 |
| Wayne | 6,935 | 72.82% | 2,316 | 24.32% | 273 | 2.87% | 4,619 | 48.50% | 9,524 |
| Webster | 1,385 | 74.95% | 396 | 21.43% | 67 | 3.63% | 989 | 53.52% | 1,848 |
| Wirt | 1,304 | 77.39% | 272 | 16.14% | 109 | 6.47% | 1,032 | 61.25% | 1,685 |
| Wyoming | 3,033 | 73.26% | 804 | 19.42% | 303 | 7.32% | 2,229 | 53.84% | 4,140 |
| Totals | 151,511 | 66.69% | 65,428 | 28.80% | 10,257 | 4.51% | 86,083 | 37.89% | 227,196 |
District 2
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 Mooney: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Wendell: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2nd district encompasses the industrial areas of the northern Panhandle including Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown and Parkersburg, as well as the eastern Panhandle. The incumbents from the district's two predecessor districts are Republican David McKinley (who was re-elected in the 1st district with 69.0% of the vote in 2020) and Republican Alex Mooney (who was re-elected in the 2nd district with 63.1% of the vote in 2020).[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Alex Mooney, incumbent U.S. Representative (2015–present)[2][3]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Endorsements
Alex Mooney
U.S. executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[17]
U.S. Representatives
- Ronny Jackson, U.S. Representative for Texas's 13th congressional district (2021–present)[18]
Organizations
David McKinley
Executive branch officials
- Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State (2018–2021), Director of the CIA (2017–2018), U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district (2011–2017)[22]
U.S. Senators
- Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia (2010–present) and former governor of West Virginia (2005–2010) (Democrat)[23]
Governors
- Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia (2017–present)[24]
State legislators
- Edwin Bowman, former mayor of Weirton (1987–1995) and former state senator (1995–2010) (Democrat)[25]
Individuals
- Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, founder of Venture for America, Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and for Mayor of New York City in 2021 (Independent, Forward Party)[26]
Organizations
- Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions[27]
- Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia[28]
- West Virginia Business & Industry Council[29]
- West Virginia Chamber of Commerce[29]
- West Virginia Manufacturing Association[29]
Newspapers
- The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register[30]
- The Preston County News & Journal[31]
Polling
Graphical summary
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
David McKinley |
Alex Mooney |
Other | Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research America Inc.[32] | April 27 – May 4, 2022 | 350 (LV) | ± 5.2% | 33% | 48% | 6%[b] | 13% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R)[33][A] | April 26–28, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 30% | 50% | – | – |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R)[34][A] | April 3–5, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 31% | 42% | – | – |
| North Star Opinion Research (R)[35][B] | March 13–15, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 38% | 33% | 4% | 25% |
| 46% | 39% | – | 15% | ||||
| WPA Intelligence (R)[36][C] | February 2–3, 2022 | 406 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 28% | 43% | 2%[c] | 27% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R)[37][A] | January 4–6, 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 32% | 45% | 10% | 13% |
| Meeting Street Insights (R)[38][D] | December 13–15, 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 40% | 34% | 5% | 21% |
| Public Opinion Strategies (R)[39][A] | November 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 42% | 39% | – | 19% |
| National Research Inc. (R)[40][E] | October 23–26, 2021 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 44% | 29% | 9% | 18% |
Results
Mooney
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
McKinley
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Alex Mooney (incumbent) | 45,164 | 54.2 | |
| Republican | David McKinley (incumbent) | 29,619 | 35.6 | |
| Republican | Susan Buchser-Lochocki | 3,329 | 4.0 | |
| Republican | Mike Seckman | 3,076 | 3.7 | |
| Republican | Rhonda Hercules | 2,083 | 2.5 | |
| Total votes | 83,271 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- Barry Lee Wendell, former Morgantown city councilor[41][3]
Eliminated in primary
- Angela Dwyer[3]
Results
Wendell
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
Dwyer
- 50–60%
- 70–80%
- 80–90%
- >90%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Barry Lee Wendell | 22,139 | 57.1 | |
| Democratic | Angela Dwyer | 16,653 | 42.9 | |
| Total votes | 38,792 | 100.0 | ||
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[6] | Solid R | February 8, 2022 |
| Inside Elections[7] | Solid R | February 11, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[8] | Safe R | February 8, 2022 |
| Politico[9] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
| RCP[10] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
| Fox News[11] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
| DDHQ[12] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[13] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Alex Mooney (incumbent) | 160,493 | 65.5 | |
| Democratic | Barry Lee Wendell | 84,278 | 34.4 | |
| Republican | Susan Buchser-Lochocki (write-in) | 115 | 0.0 | |
| Total votes | 244,886 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
By county
| County[42][43] | Alex Mooney Republican |
Barry Lee Wendell Democratic |
Susan Buchser-Lochocki Republican (write-in) |
Margin | Total | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Barbour | 2,772 | 71.91% | 1,082 | 28.07% | 1 | 0.03% | 1,690 | 43.84% | 3,855 |
| Berkeley | 20,653 | 69.99% | 8,852 | 30.00% | 2 | 0.01% | 11,801 | 39.99% | 29,507 |
| Brooke | 4,109 | 65.47% | 2,154 | 34.32% | 13 | 0.21% | 1,955 | 31.15% | 6,276 |
| Doddridge | 1,584 | 79.96% | 397 | 20.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,187 | 59.92% | 1,981 |
| Grant | 3,035 | 87.56% | 431 | 12.44% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,604 | 75.13% | 3,466 |
| Hampshire | 5,046 | 81.15% | 1,170 | 18.82% | 2 | 0.03% | 3,876 | 62.34% | 6,218 |
| Hancock | 5,785 | 69.65% | 2,521 | 30.35% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,264 | 39.30% | 8,306 |
| Hardy | 3,071 | 77.77% | 877 | 22.21% | 1 | 0.03% | 2,194 | 55.56% | 3,949 |
| Harrison | 11,149 | 62.14% | 6,792 | 37.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,357 | 24.29% | 17,941 |
| Jefferson | 10,664 | 58.63% | 7,526 | 41.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,138 | 17.25% | 18,190 |
| Lewis | 3,265 | 74.12% | 1,139 | 25.86% | 1 | 0.02% | 2,126 | 48.26% | 4,405 |
| Marion | 8,791 | 56.44% | 6,783 | 43.54% | 3 | 0.02% | 2,008 | 12.89% | 15,577 |
| Marshall | 5,932 | 66.46% | 2,994 | 33.54% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,938 | 32.92% | 8,926 |
| Mineral | 6,234 | 78.65% | 1,691 | 21.33% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,543 | 57.32% | 7,926 |
| Monongalia | 11,827 | 45.42% | 14,138 | 54.29% | 76 | 0.29% | -2,311 | -8.87% | 26,041 |
| Morgan | 3,949 | 76.84% | 1,180 | 22.96% | 10 | 0.19% | 2,769 | 53.88% | 5,139 |
| Ohio | 7,415 | 59.62% | 5,022 | 40.38% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,393 | 19.24% | 12,437 |
| Pleasants | 1,652 | 74.95% | 552 | 25.05% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,100 | 49.91% | 2,204 |
| Preston | 6,246 | 70.72% | 2,585 | 29.27% | 1 | 0.01% | 3,661 | 41.45% | 8,832 |
| Randolph | 4,910 | 65.28% | 2,612 | 34.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,298 | 30.55% | 7,522 |
| Ritchie | 2,061 | 82.05% | 451 | 17.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,610 | 64.09% | 2,512 |
| Taylor | 2,969 | 68.17% | 1,385 | 31.80% | 1 | 0.02% | 1,584 | 36.37% | 4,355 |
| Tucker | 1,680 | 65.40% | 889 | 34.60% | 0 | 0.00% | 791 | 30.79% | 2,569 |
| Tyler | 1,838 | 77.06% | 547 | 22.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,291 | 54.13% | 2,385 |
| Upshur | 4,486 | 73.72% | 1,597 | 26.24% | 2 | 0.03% | 2,889 | 47.48% | 6,085 |
| Wetzel | 2,572 | 65.75% | 1,340 | 34.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,232 | 31.49% | 3,912 |
| Wood | 16,798 | 68.93% | 7,571 | 31.07% | 1 | 0.00% | 9,227 | 37.86% | 24,370 |
| Totals | 160,493 | 65.54% | 84,278 | 34.42% | 115 | 0.05% | 76,215 | 31.12% | 244,886 |
Notes
Partisan clients
- Poll sponsored by Mooney's campaign
- This poll was sponsored by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, which supports McKinley
- This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action which endorsed Mooney's campaign prior to its sampling period
- Poll sponsored by McKinley's campaign
- This poll was sponsored by GOPAC