2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
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All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election30
Seats won30
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote337,146234,568
Percentage58.33%40.58%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.51%Increase2.svg 7.88%
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West Virginia 2018 House Election Results by County.svg

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.

Contents

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.

Overview

Popular vote
Republican
 
58.33%
Democratic
 
40.58%
Mountain (Green)
 
1.09%
House seats
Republican
 
100%
Democratic
 
0%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district: [1]

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 127,99764.58%70,21735.42%00.00%198,214100%Republican hold
District 2 110,50453.96%88,01142.98%6,2773.06%204,792100%Republican hold
District 3 98,64556.37%76,34043.63%00.00%174,985100%Republican hold
Total337,14658.33%234,56840.58%6,2771.09%577,991100%

District 1

2018 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee David McKinley Kendra Fershee
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote127,99770,217
Percentage64.6%35.4%
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Results by county
McKinley:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Fershee:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

David McKinley
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David McKinley
Republican

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]

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kendra Fershee 23,030 47.3
Democratic Ralph Baxter18,54238.1
Democratic Tom Payne7,13114.6
Total votes48,703 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 40,122 100.0
Total votes40,122 100.0

General election

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		David
McKinley (R)		Kendra
Fershee (D)		Undecided
Emerson College [7] October 28–31, 2018341± 5.5%57%32%11%
Emerson College [8] September 13–15, 2018275± 6.3%43%14%43%
Monmouth University [9] June 14–19, 201887 LV± 14.4%72%24%–
87 RV± 14.4%68%22%–

Results

West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 127,997 64.6
Democratic Kendra Fershee70,21735.4
Total votes198,214 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2018 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Alex Mooney Talley Sergent
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote110,50488,011
Percentage53.9%43.0%
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Results by county
Mooney:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Sergent     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Alex Mooney
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Alex Mooney
Republican

Republican incumbent Alex Mooney had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 58.18% of the vote. [2] 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]

Democratic primary

Endorsements

Aaron Scheinberg (D)

Federal politicians

Individuals

Primary results

Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Talley Sergent 29,296 62.5
Democratic Aaron Scheinberg17,54737.5
Total votes46,843 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 36,477 100.0
Total votes36,477 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Talley Sergent (D)

Federal politicians

Statewide and local politicians

Individuals

Labor unions

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Alex
Mooney (R)		Talley
Sergent (D)		Undecided
Emerson College [7] October 28–31, 2018344± 5.5%47%39%10%
Emerson College [8] September 13–15, 2018277± 6.3%32%24%44%
Monmouth University [9] June 14–19, 2018138 LV± 13.0%52%38%—
138 RV± 13.0%51%33%—

Results

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 110,504 54.0
Democratic Talley Sergent88,01143.0
Mountain Daniel Lutz6,2773.0
Total votes204,792 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2018 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
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Nominee Carol Miller Richard Ojeda
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote98,64576,340
Percentage56.4%43.6%
West Virginia 3rd District 2018 Election Results by County.svg
Results by county
Miller:     50–60%     60–70%
Ojeda:     50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Evan Jenkins
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Carol Miller
Republican

Republican incumbent Evan Jenkins had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 67.88% of the vote. [2] Jenkins vacated the seat to run for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin. [39] He resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia. [40]

Democratic primary

Primary results

Results by county: Ojeda 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Love 40-50% 50-60% Davis 40-50% 2018 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary election results by county map.svg
Results by county:
  Ojeda
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Love
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Davis
  •   40–50%
Democratic primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Richard Ojeda 29,837 52.0
Democratic Shirley Love 14,25124.9
Democratic Paul Davis9,06315.8
Democratic Janice "Byrd" Hagerman4,1767.3
Total votes57,327 100.0

Republican primary

Primary results

Results by county: Miller 40-50% 50-60% Phillips 40-50% 50-60% 70-80% Gearheart 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 60-70% Lucas 20-30% 40-50% Snuffer 10-20% 20-30% 2018 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district Republican primary election results by county map.svg
Results by county:
  Miller
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Phillips
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   70–80%
  Gearheart
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   60–70%
  Lucas
  •   20–30%
  •   40–50%
  Snuffer
  •   10–20%
  •   20–30%
Republican primary results
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol Miller 8,936 23.8
Republican Rupert Phillips 7,32019.5
Republican Marty Gearheart 6,83318.2
Republican Conrad Lucas6,81218.1
Republican Rick Snuffer 4,03210.7
Republican Ayne Amjad2,7917.4
Republican Philip Payton8612.3
Total votes37,585 100.0

General election

Endorsements

Carol Miller (R)

Federal officials

Organizations

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [76] Lean ROctober 3, 2018
Inside Elections [77] Lean RNovember 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [78] Lean ROctober 4, 2018
Daily Kos [79] Lean RSeptember 28, 2018
Fox News [80] Lean RSeptember 21, 2018
CNN [81] TossupOctober 2, 2018
RealClearPolitics [82] TossupSeptember 21, 2018
The New York Times [83] Lean RSeptember 26, 2018
Politico [84] TossupSeptember 21, 2018

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Carol
Miller (R)		Richard
Ojeda (D)		OtherUndecided
Emerson College [7] October 28–31, 2018328± 5.5%52%45%–3%
NYT Upshot/Siena College [85] October 14–18, 2018490± 5.0%46%41%–13%
Monmouth University [86] October 10–14, 2018343± 5.2%48%45%2%5%
DCCC (D) [87] September 16, 2018540± 4.2%44%48%–8%
Emerson College [8] September 13–15, 2018274± 6.3%31%36%–33%
NYT Upshot/Siena College [88] September 8–10, 2018499± 5.0%48%40%–12%
Monmouth University [89] June 14–19, 2018343 LV± 5.3%41%47%3%9%
428 RV± 4.7%41%43%3%13%

Results

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol Miller 98,645 56.4
Democratic Richard Ojeda 76,34043.6
Total votes174,985 100.0
Republican hold

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  53. ↑ Mike Pence. "Great evening supporting @CarolMillerWV for U.S. Congress! Carol will bring her experience as a small business owner to Washington, DC. If you live in WV's 3rd Congressional District, get out and vote for Carol Miller! @RealDonaldTrump & I are with her!". Twitter.
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