2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
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Both West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election30
Seats won20
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Steady2.svg
Popular vote312,004149,706
Percentage66.11%31.72%
SwingDecrease2.svg 1.45%Decrease2.svg 0.72%
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West Virginia 2022 House Election Results by County.svg

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.

Contents

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

District Republican Democratic Independent TotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 151,51166.69%65,42828.80%10,2574.51%227,196100.0%Republican hold
District 2 160,49365.57%84,27834.43%00%244,771100.0%Republican hold
Total312,00466.11%149,70631.72%10,2572.17%471,967100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
 
66.11%
Democratic
 
31.72%
Independent
 
2.17%
House seats
Republican
 
100.00%
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West Virginia 2020-2022 House Elections Trend by County.svg

District 1

2022 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
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Nominee Carol Miller Lacy Watson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote151,51165,428
Percentage66.7%28.8%
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2022 West Virginia 1st Congressional District Results by Precinct.svg
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

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

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary

Endorsements

Carol Miller

Organizations

Results

Republican primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol Miller (incumbent) 41,852 66.3
Republican Scott Fuller6,1979.8
Republican Zane Lawhorn5,5308.8
Republican James Houser4,8777.7
Republican Kent Stevens4,6587.4
Total votes63,114 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Democratic primary results [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lacy Watson 32,686 100.0
Total votes32,686 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 8, 2022
Inside Elections [7] Solid RFebruary 11, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RFebruary 8, 2022
Politico [9] Solid RApril 5, 2022
RCP [10] Safe RJune 9, 2022
Fox News [11] Solid RJuly 11, 2022
DDHQ [12] Solid RJuly 20, 2022
538 [13] Solid RJune 30, 2022

Results

2022 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carol Miller (incumbent) 151,511 66.7
Democratic Lacy Watson65,42828.8
Independent Belinda Fox-Spencer10,2574.5
Total votes227,196 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2022 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
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Nominee Alex Mooney Barry Lee Wendell
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote160,49384,278
Percentage65.6%34.4%
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2022 West Virginia 2nd Congressional District Results by Precinct.svg
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

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

Candidates

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

Endorsements

Alex Mooney

U.S. executive branch officials

U.S. Representatives

Organizations

David McKinley

Executive branch officials

U.S. Senators

Governors

State legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Newspapers

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		David
McKinley		Alex
Mooney		OtherUndecided
Research America Inc. [32] April 27 – May 4, 2022350 (LV)± 5.2%33%48%6% [b] 13%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [33] [A] April 26–28, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%30%50%––
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [34] [A] April 3–5, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%31%42%––
North Star Opinion Research (R) [35] [B] March 13–15, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%38%33%4%25%
46%39%–15%
WPA Intelligence (R) [36] [C] February 2–3, 2022406 (LV)± 4.9%28%43%2% [c] 27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [37] [A] January 4–6, 2022400 (LV)± 4.9%32%45%10%13%
Meeting Street Insights (R) [38] [D] December 13–15, 2021400 (LV)± 4.9%40%34%5%21%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [39] [A] November 2021400 (LV)± 4.9%42%39%–19%
National Research Inc. (R) [40] [E] October 23–26, 2021400 (LV)± 4.9%44%29%9%18%

Results

Results by county: Mooney 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% McKinley 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 2022 WV-2 Republican primary results by county.svg
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 45,164 54.2
Republican David McKinley (incumbent)29,61935.6
Republican Susan Buchser-Lochocki3,3294.0
Republican Mike Seckman3,0763.7
Republican Rhonda Hercules2,0832.5
Total votes83,271 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Angela Dwyer [3]

Results

Primary results by county: Wendell 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Dwyer 50-60% 70-80% 80-90% >90% 2022 WV-02 Democratic primary.svg
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]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Barry Lee Wendell 22,139 57.1
Democratic Angela Dwyer16,65342.9
Total votes38,792 100.0

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [6] Solid RFebruary 8, 2022
Inside Elections [7] Solid RFebruary 11, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [8] Safe RFebruary 8, 2022
Politico [9] Solid RApril 5, 2022
RCP [10] Safe RJune 9, 2022
Fox News [11] Solid RJuly 11, 2022
DDHQ [12] Solid RJuly 20, 2022
538 [13] Solid RJune 30, 2022

Results

2022 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election [14]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 160,493 65.6
Democratic Barry Lee Wendell84,27834.4
Total votes244,771 100.0
Republican hold

Notes

  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. 1 2 3 4 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

  1. 1 2 Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  2. 1 2 3 Mutnick, Ally (October 14, 2021). "Redistricting forces two GOP incumbents together in West Virginia". Politico.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "2022 Candidate Listing By Office" . Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "2022 Candidates". www.maggieslist.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "May 10, 2022 Primary Election".
  6. 1 2 "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  7. 1 2 "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  8. 1 2 "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  9. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
  11. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
  12. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  13. 1 2 "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Archived from the original on June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  14. 1 2 "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. 1 2 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. 1 2 3 "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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