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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
← 2020 November 8, 2022 2024 →
Both West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 0
Seats won 2 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Steady
Popular vote 312,004 149,706
Percentage 66.11% 31.72%
Swing Decrease 1.45% Decrease 0.72%
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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.

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

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District Republican Democratic Independent Total Result
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%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 66.11%
Democratic
 
 31.72%
Independent
 
 2.17%
House seats
Republican
 
 100.00%

District 1

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2022 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
← 2020 (3rd)
2024 →
 
Nominee Carol Miller Lacy Watson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 151,511 65,428
Percentage 66.7% 28.8%
County & precinct results
Miller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Watson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      40–50%
     No data
U.S. Representative before election

Carol Miller
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Carol Miller
Republican

See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Endorsements

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Carol Miller

Organizations

Results

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Republican primary results[5]
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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lacy Watson 32,686 100.0
Total votes 32,686 100.0

General election

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Predictions

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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

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2022 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election[14]
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

District 2

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2022 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
 
Nominee Alex Mooney Barry Lee Wendell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 160,493 84,278
Percentage 65.6% 34.4%
County & precinct results
Mooney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Wendell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      50%
     No data
U.S. Representatives before election

David McKinley
Republican
Alex Mooney
Republican

 Elected U.S. Representative

Alex Mooney
Republican

See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Withdrawn
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  • Michael Sisco, political consultant[15] (endorsed Mooney)[16]

Endorsements

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Alex Mooney

U.S. executive branch officials

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

David McKinley

Executive branch officials

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Governors

State legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

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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

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Results by county:
  Mooney
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  McKinley
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • Angela Dwyer[3]

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Wendell
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Dwyer
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  •   >90%
Democratic primary results[5]
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

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Predictions

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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

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2022 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 160,493 65.6
Democratic Barry Lee Wendell 84,278 34.4
Total votes 244,771 100.0
Republican hold

Notes

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  1. ^ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ Seckman with 3%, Hercules with 2%, Buchser-Lochoski with 1%
  3. ^ Hercules and Seckman with 1%, Buchser-Lochoski with 0%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Mooney's campaign
  2. ^ This poll was sponsored by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, which supports McKinley
  3. ^ This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action which endorsed Mooney's campaign prior to its sampling period
  4. ^ Poll sponsored by McKinley's campaign
  5. ^ This poll was sponsored by GOPAC

References

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  1. ^ a b Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. ^ a b c Mutnick, Ally (October 14, 2021). "Redistricting forces two GOP incumbents together in West Virginia". Politico.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2022 Candidate Listing By Office". Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ^ "2022 Candidates". www.maggieslist.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d "May 10, 2022 Primary Election".
  6. ^ a b "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. ^ a b "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
  11. ^ a b "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. ^ a b "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "November 8, 2022 General Election".
  15. ^ Thomas, Shibu (June 4, 2021). "Christians Attempt To Cancel Pride, Celebrate June As 'Christianity Month'". Star Observer. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
  16. ^ Michael Sisco For Monarch [@MichaelSiscoWV] (January 31, 2022). "As the path forward to victory has become impractical at this time, the necessity to remove establishment hacks like @RepMcKinley from office remains. I am dropping out of the race and offer my full endorsement to @MooneyforWV. Full statement is on Gab. https://t.co/QzoYtAxsTM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
  17. ^ Lynch, John (November 16, 2021). "West Virginia Congressman endorsed by Trump". WTRF-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  18. ^ a b Thomas, Alex. "Mooney touts conservative endorsements as primary approaches". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  19. ^ Adams, Steven (November 22, 2021). "Rep. David McKinley: 'No Qualms' Over Infrastructure Vote". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  20. ^ "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Alex Mooney for Re-Election in West Virginia". www.freedomworksforamerica.org. October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  21. ^ "WV-02: Stand With Alex Mooney". www.housefreedomfund.com. November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
  22. ^ "Pompeo endorses 'old friend' McKinley". April 21, 2022.
  23. ^ Thomas, Alex. "Manchin endorses McKinley, denounces Mooney attack". wvmetronews.com. West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  24. ^ Thomas, Alex. "Justice endorses McKinley in matchup against Mooney". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  25. ^ "McKinley Right Choice for W.Va". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  26. ^ Metzger, Bryan (November 22, 2021). "Andrew Yang endorsed Rep. David McKinley, a West Virginia Republican that Trump trashed for backing infrastructure bill". Business Insider. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  27. ^ "Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Announces Second Round of Congressional Endorsements for the 2022 Election Cycle". cresenergy.com. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. May 4, 2022. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  28. ^ "Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia Backing McKinley in Congressional Primary". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  29. ^ a b c "State-based organizations endorse McKinley in congressional race". West Virginia MetroNews. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 27, 2022.
  30. ^ "McKinley the Right Choice for W.Va". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. April 23, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  31. ^ "McKinley clear choice in Republican congressional primary". Preston County News & Journal. April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  32. ^ Research America Inc.
  33. ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  34. ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  35. ^ North Star Opinion Research (R)
  36. ^ WPA Intelligence (R)
  37. ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  38. ^ Meeting Street Insights (R)
  39. ^ Public Opinion Strategies (R)
  40. ^ National Research Inc. (R)
  41. ^ Wilt, Jessica (February 3, 2022). "Wendell runs on Democratic ticket in 2nd Congressional District". The Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

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