2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

2016 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
U.S. Representative before election; Alex Mooney; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; Alex Mooney; Republican

2016 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
← 2014 2018 →
U.S. Representative before election; David McKinley; Republican	Elected U.S. Representative ; David McKinley; Republican

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Democratic 50–60%

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

The primaries were held on May 10.

Overview

Popular vote

Republican			64.84%
Democratic			32.70%
Libertarian			2.46%

House seats

Republican			100.0%
Democratic			0%
Libertarian			0%

By district

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	163,469	68.97%	73,534	31.03%	0	0.00%	237,003	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	140,807	58.18%	101,207	41.82%	0	0.00%	242,014	100.0%	Republican hold
District 3	140,741	67.88%	49,708	23.98%	16,883	8.14%	207,332	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	445,017	64.84%	224,449	32.70%	16,883	2.46%	686,349	100.0%

District 1

The 1st district was located in northern West Virginia and consisted of Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel, and Wood counties, including the cities of Parkersburg, Morgantown, Wheeling, Weirton, Fairmont, and Clarksburg.

Incumbent Republican David McKinley, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

McKinley expressed an interest in running for Governor of West Virginia,^[1] but announced that he would run for re-election to the U.S. House.^[2]

Candidates

Nominee

David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	61,217	100.0
Total votes			61,217	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mike Manypenny, former state delegate^[4]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Manypenny	60,911	100.0
Total votes			60,911	100.0

General election

Results

West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2016^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	163,469	69.0
	Democratic	Mike Manypenny	73,534	31.0
Total votes			237,003	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district was located in central West Virginia and consisted of Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Morgan, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur, and Wirt counties, including the cities of Charleston and Martinsburg.

Incumbent Republican Alex Mooney, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 47% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Alex Mooney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

Marc Savitt, business owner^[6]

Declined

Ken Reed, pharmacy owner and candidate for this seat in 2014^[7]

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	45,839	73.1
	Republican	Marc Savitt	16,849	26.9
Total votes			62,688	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Mark Hunt, former state delegate and candidate for this seat in 2006^[8]

Eliminated in primary

Cory Simpson, Major in the Army Reserve, Afghanistan veteran and Bronze Star recipient
Harvey D. Peyton, attorney
Robert "Robin" Wilson Jr., candidate for state senate in 2014
Tom Payne, attorney

Declined

Nick Casey, former chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in 2014
Nancy Guthrie, state delegate^[9]

Endorsements

Mark Hunt

Individuals

Nick Casey, former chair of the West Virginia Democratic Party and nominee for this seat in 2014^[10]

Harvey Peyton

Labor unions

West Virginia Education Association^[11]

Cory Simpson

Organizations

VoteVets^[12]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Hunt	21,296	29.1
	Democratic	Cory Simpson	19,180	26.2
	Democratic	Tom Payne	15,250	20.8
	Democratic	Harvey D. Peyton	11,143	15.2
	Democratic	Robert "Robin" Wilson, Jr.	6,344	8.7
Total votes			73,213	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alex Mooney (R)	Mark Hunt (D)	Undecided
Lake Research Partners Hunt (D-Hunt)^[13]	August 28–September 6, 2016	400	± 4.9%	38%	35%	27%

Results

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2016^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	140,807	58.2
	Democratic	Mark Hunt	101,207	41.8
Total votes			242,014	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2016 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election

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2018 →


Nominee	Evan Jenkins	Matt Detch	Zane Lawhorn
Party	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian
Popular vote	140,741	49,708	16,883
Percentage	67.9%	24.0%	8.1%

U.S. Representative before election

Evan Jenkins
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Evan Jenkins
Republican

The 3rd district was located in southern West Virginia and consisted of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, and Wyoming counties, including the cities of Huntington and Beckley.

Incumbent Republican Evan Jenkins, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Evan Jenkins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Evan Jenkins (incumbent)	41,162	100.0
Total votes			41,162	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Matt Detch, former United States Secret Service agent

Declined

Mike Green, former state senator
Earl Ray Tomblin, incumbent Governor^[14]
Doug Reynolds, former state delegate^[15]

Results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Matt Detch	53,703	100.0
Total votes			53,703	100.0

General election

Results

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2016^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Evan Jenkins (incumbent)	140,741	67.9
	Democratic	Matt Detch	49,708	24.0
	Libertarian	Zane Lawhorn	16,883	8.1
Total votes			207,332	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ Johnson, Shauna (March 20, 2015). "McKinley "seriously considering" gubernatorial run in 2016". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Hicks, Ian (June 1, 2015). "McKinley Won't Run for Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Official 2016 Primary Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
^ "Ex-WV Delegate Manypenny files early papers for Congress". WOWK-TV. Associated Press. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "West Virginia Statewide Results General Election – November 8, 2016 Official Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
^ Emke, Dave (March 7, 2016). "Savitt posing challenge to Mooney in W.Va.'s 2nd District". The Journal. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
^ "Hoppy Kercheval: Ken Reed willing to take on a challenge". Charleston Daily Mail. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ "Former W.Va. delegate to run for congressional seat". The Herald-Mail. January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ Pathé, Simone (May 6, 2015). "Democrat Eyes Rematch in West Virginia's 2nd District". Roll Call. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
^ MetroNews Staff (February 18, 2016). "Former WV Democrat Party Chairman Casey endorses Hunt for 2nd District Congressman". wvmetronews.com. West Virginia MetroNews Network. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "TEACHERS ENDORSE PEYTON". peytonforcongress.org. Peyton for Congress 2016. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "VoteVets PAC endorses Cory Simpson". votevets.org. VoteVets PAC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ Lake Research Partners Hunt (D-Hunt)
^ "WV Gov. Tomblin undecided on potential Congressional run". WOWK-TV. Associated Press. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
^ Kercheval, Hoppy (May 6, 2015). "Dems searching for challenger in WV-3". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

External links

[1] Johnson, Shauna (March 20, 2015). "McKinley "seriously considering" gubernatorial run in 2016". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[2] Hicks, Ian (June 1, 2015). "McKinley Won't Run for Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved June 1, 2015.

[Officialresults-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Official 2016 Primary Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2016.

[4] "Ex-WV Delegate Manypenny files early papers for Congress". WOWK-TV. Associated Press. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[Generalelection-5] "West Virginia Statewide Results General Election – November 8, 2016 Official Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.

[6] Emke, Dave (March 7, 2016). "Savitt posing challenge to Mooney in W.Va.'s 2nd District". The Journal. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016.

[7] "Hoppy Kercheval: Ken Reed willing to take on a challenge". Charleston Daily Mail. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[8] "Former W.Va. delegate to run for congressional seat". The Herald-Mail. January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[9] Pathé, Simone (May 6, 2015). "Democrat Eyes Rematch in West Virginia's 2nd District". Roll Call. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

[10] MetroNews Staff (February 18, 2016). "Former WV Democrat Party Chairman Casey endorses Hunt for 2nd District Congressman". wvmetronews.com. West Virginia MetroNews Network. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[11] "TEACHERS ENDORSE PEYTON". peytonforcongress.org. Peyton for Congress 2016. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[12] "VoteVets PAC endorses Cory Simpson". votevets.org. VoteVets PAC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[13] Lake Research Partners Hunt (D-Hunt)

[14] "WV Gov. Tomblin undecided on potential Congressional run". WOWK-TV. Associated Press. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.

[15] Kercheval, Hoppy (May 6, 2015). "Dems searching for challenger in WV-3". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved June 17, 2015.

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