| Election Name: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Seats For Election: | All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Last Election1: | 3 |
| Seats1: | 3 |
| Popular Vote1: | 337,146 |
| Percentage1: | 58.33% |
| Swing1: | 6.51% |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Last Election2: | 0 |
| Seats2: | 0 |
| Popular Vote2: | 234,568 |
| Percentage2: | 40.58% |
| Swing2: | 7.88% |
| Map Size: | 230px |
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The filing deadline was January 27, 2018. The primary elections were held on May 8, 2018. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2018 elections resulted in no change in partisan representation, with the Republican incumbents in Districts 1 and 2 winning re-election, and the Republicans holding the open-seat election in District 3, leaving the House delegation at 3-0 Republican.
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:[1]
| scope=col rowspan=3 | District | scope=col colspan=2 | Republican | scope=col colspan=2 | Democratic | scope=col colspan=2 | Others | scope=col colspan=2 | Total | scope=col rowspan=3 | Result | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 style="background:" | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | ! | scope=col colspan=2 | |||||||||
| scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | Votes ! | scope=col data-sort-type="number" | % |
| 127,997 | 64.58% | 70,217 | 35.42% | 0 | 0.00% | 198,214 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 110,504 | 53.96% | 88,011 | 42.98% | 6,277 | 3.06% | 204,792 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| 98,645 | 56.37% | 76,340 | 43.63% | 0 | 0.00% | 174,985 | 100% | Republican hold | |||||||
| Total | 337,146 | 58.33% | 234,568 | 40.58% | 6,277 | 1.09% | 577,991 | 100% |
| Election Name: | 2018 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:David McKinley Official (alt crop).jpg |
| Nominee1: | David McKinley |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 127,997 |
| Percentage1: | 64.6% |
| Nominee2: | Kendra Fershee |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 70,217 |
| Percentage2: | 35.4% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | David McKinley |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | David McKinley |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district. Republican incumbent David McKinley had represented the district since 2011. In 2016, he was reelected with 68.97% of the vote.[2] McKinley successfully ran for re-election.[3]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David McKinley (R) | Kendra Fershee (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College[7] | October 28–31, 2018 | 341 | ± 5.5% | align="center" | 57% | 32% | 11% | |
| Emerson College[8] | September 13–15, 2018 | 275 | ± 6.3% | align="center" | 43% | 14% | align="center" | 43% |
| Monmouth University[9] | June 14–19, 2018 | 87 LV | ± 14.4% | align="center" | 72% | 24% | – | |
| 87 RV | ± 14.4% | align="center" | 68% | 22% | – |
| Election Name: | 2018 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Alex Mooney official photo (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Alex Mooney |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 110,504 |
| Percentage1: | 53.9% |
| Nominee2: | Talley Sergent |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 88,011 |
| Percentage2: | 43.0% |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Alex Mooney |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Alex Mooney |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. Republican incumbent Alex Mooney had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 58.18% of the vote. Mooney successfully ran for reelection. West Virginia's 2nd district had been included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[10]
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Alex Mooney (R) | Talley Sergent (D) | Undecided | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 28–31, 2018 | 344 | ± 5.5% | align="center" | 47% | 39% | 10% | |
| Emerson College | September 13–15, 2018 | 277 | ± 6.3% | align="center" | 32% | 24% | align="center" | 44% |
| Monmouth University | June 14–19, 2018 | 138 LV | ± 13.0% | align="center" | 52% | 38% | — | |
| 138 RV | ± 13.0% | align="center" | 51% | 33% | — |
| Election Name: | 2018 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 |
| Previous Year: | 2016 |
| Next Election: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 |
| Next Year: | 2020 |
| Image1: | File:Carol Miller, Official Portrait, 116th Congress.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Carol Miller |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 98,645 |
| Percentage1: | 56.4% |
| Nominee2: | Richard Ojeda |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 76,340 |
| Percentage2: | 43.6% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Representative | |
| Before Election: | Evan Jenkins |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Carol Miller |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
See also: West Virginia's 3rd congressional district. Republican incumbent Evan Jenkins had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 67.88% of the vote. Jenkins vacated the seat to run for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin.[13] He resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.[14]
| Source | Ranking | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[27] | Lean R | October 3, 2018 | |
| Inside Elections[28] | Lean R | November 5, 2018 | |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[29] | Lean R | October 4, 2018 | |
| Daily Kos[30] | Lean R | September 28, 2018 | |
| Fox News[31] | Lean R | September 21, 2018 | |
| CNN[32] | Tossup | October 2, 2018 | |
| RealClearPolitics[33] | Tossup | September 21, 2018 | |
| The New York Times[34] | Lean R | September 26, 2018 | |
| Politico[35] | Tossup | September 21, 2018 |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Carol Miller (R) | Richard Ojeda (D) | Other | Undecided | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College | October 28–31, 2018 | 328 | ± 5.5% | align="center" | 52% | 45% | – | 3% |
| NYT Upshot/Siena College[36] | October 14–18, 2018 | 490 | ± 5.0% | align="center" | 46% | 41% | – | 13% |
| Monmouth University[37] | October 10–14, 2018 | 343 | ± 5.2% | align="center" | 48% | 45% | 2% | 5% |
| DCCC (D)[38] | September 16, 2018 | 540 | ± 4.2% | 44% | align="center" | 48% | – | 8% |
| Emerson College | September 13–15, 2018 | 274 | ± 6.3% | 31% | align="center" | 36% | – | 33% |
| NYT Upshot/Siena College[39] | September 8–10, 2018 | 499 | ± 5.0% | align="center" | 48% | 40% | – | 12% |
| Monmouth University[40] | June 14–19, 2018 | 343 LV | ± 5.3% | 41% | align="center" | 47% | 3% | 9% |
| 428 RV | ± 4.7% | 41% | align="center" | 43% | 3% | 13% |
Official campaign websites for first district candidates
Official campaign websites for second district candidates
Official campaign websites for third district candidates