2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia explained
Election Name: | 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Seats For Election: | All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives |
Election Date: | November 3, 2020 |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Last Election1: | 3 |
Seats1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 514,268 |
Percentage1: | 67.56% |
Swing1: | 9.23% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Last Election2: | 0 |
Seats2: | 0 |
Popular Vote2: | 246,903 |
Percentage2: | 32.44% |
Swing2: | 8.14% |
Map Size: | 230px |
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's 3 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 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.
Republicans held all of their seats in the West Virginia delegation with increased margins from 2018.
Overview
District 1
Election Name: | 2020 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 1 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:David McKinley Official (alt crop).jpg |
Nominee1: | David McKinley |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 180,488 |
Percentage1: | 69.0% |
Nominee2: | Natalie Cline |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 81,177 |
Percentage2: | 31.0% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | David McKinley |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | David McKinley |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district. The 1st district encompasses the industrial areas of the northern Panhandle including Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown, and Parkersburg. The incumbent is Republican David McKinley, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Natalie Cline, computational linguist[2]
- Tom Payne, candidate for this seat in 2018
Primary results
General election
Predictions
Endorsements
Results
District 2
Election Name: | 2020 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 2 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Alex Mooney official photo (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Alex Mooney |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 172,195 |
Percentage1: | 63.1% |
Nominee2: | Cathy Kunkel |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 100,799 |
Percentage2: | 36.9% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | Alex Mooney |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Alex Mooney |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district. The 2nd district is located in the central region of the state, stretching from Charleston into the Eastern Panhandle. The incumbent is Republican Alex Mooney, who was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Cathy Kunkel, energy policy analyst[9]
Primary results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 3
Election Name: | 2020 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election |
Country: | West Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 3 |
Previous Year: | 2018 |
Next Election: | 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia#District 1 |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | File:Carol Miller, Official Portrait, 116th Congress.jpg |
Nominee1: | Carol Miller |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 161,585 |
Percentage1: | 71.3% |
Nominee2: | Hilary Turner |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 64,927 |
Percentage2: | 28.7% |
U.S. Representative |
Before Election: | Carol Miller |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Carol Miller |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
See also: West Virginia's 3rd congressional district. The 3rd district encompasses southern West Virginia, taking in Huntington, Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley. The incumbent is Republican Carol Miller, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Paul E. Davis
- Jeff Lewis
- Hilary Turner
- Lacy Watson
Primary results
General election
Predictions
Results
External links
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Notes and References
- Web site: Wasserman. David. Flinn. Ally. 2018 House Popular Vote Tracker. Cook Political Report. November 7, 2018. February 15, 2019.
- Web site: Natalie Cline, West Virginia Democrat, Announces Run for U.S. Congress in WV-01 . NBC 29 . August 2, 2019 . June 13, 2019 . August 5, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190805153805/https://www.nbc29.com/story/40646699/natalie-cline-west-virginia-democrat-announces-run-for-us-congress-in-wv-01 . dead .
- Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020 . The Cook Political Report . April 5, 2021.
- Web site: 2020 House Ratings . House Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report . April 5, 2021.
- Web site: 2020 House race ratings . Sabato's Crystal Ball . April 5, 2021.
- Web site: 2020 Election Forecast. April 5, 2021 . Politico.
- Web site: 2020 House Race Ratings . Daily Kos Elections. April 5, 2021.
- Web site: Battle for House 2020. April 5, 2021. RCP.
- Web site: Kabler . Phil . Analyst, activist announces run for Congress . Charleston Gazette-Mail . September 17, 2019 . September 3, 2019.