2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

November 8, 2022
Both West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 0 Seats won 2 0 Seat change 1 Popular vote 312,004 149,706 Percentage 66.11% 31.72% Swing 1.45% 0.72%
Election results by district Election results by county Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%

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.

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		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	151,511	66.69%	65,428	28.80%	10,257	4.51%	227,196	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	160,493	65.57%	84,278	34.43%	0	0%	244,771	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	312,004	66.11%	149,706	31.72%	10,257	2.17%	471,967	100.0%

Popular vote Republican   66.11% Democratic   31.72% Independent   2.17%

House seats Republican   100.00%

Swing by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +20-25%
•   Democratic — +15-20%
•   Democratic — +10-15%
•   Democratic — +5-10%
•   Democratic — +0-5%
•   Republican — +0-5%
•   Republican — +5-10%
•   Republican — +10-15%
•   Republican — +15-20%
•   Republican — +20-25%
•   Republican — +25-30%
•   Republican — +>30%

Trend by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +20-25%
•   Democratic — +15-20%
•   Democratic — +10-15%
•   Democratic — +5-10%
•   Democratic — +0-5%
•   Republican — +0-5%
•   Republican — +5-10%
•   Republican — +10-15%
•   Republican — +15-20%

District 1

2022 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election

Nominee Carol Miller Lacy Watson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,511 65,428 Percentage 66.7% 28.8%

Results by county Results by precinct County & precinct results 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

See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district

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

• Carol Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative (2019–present)^[2][3]

Eliminated in primary

• Scott Fuller^[3]
• James Houser^[3]
• Zane Lawhorn, candidate for state delegate in 2018 and Libertarian nominee for the 3rd district in 2016^[3]
• Kent Stevens, businessman^[3]

Endorsements

Carol Miller

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[4]

Results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carol Miller (incumbent)	41,852	66.3
	Republican	Scott Fuller	6,197	9.8
	Republican	Zane Lawhorn	5,530	8.8
	Republican	James Houser	4,877	7.7
	Republican	Kent Stevens	4,658	7.4
Total votes			63,114	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lacy Watson, candidate for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2020^[3]

Results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lacy Watson	32,686	100.0
Total votes			32,686	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Solid R	February 8, 2022
Inside Elections[7]	Solid R	February 11, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	February 8, 2022
Politico[9]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP[10]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[11]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[12]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[13]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carol Miller (incumbent)	151,511	66.7
	Democratic	Lacy Watson	65,428	28.8
	Independent	Belinda Fox-Spencer	10,257	4.5
Total votes			227,196	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2022 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election

Nominee Alex Mooney Barry Lee Wendell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 160,493 84,278 Percentage 65.6% 34.4%

Results by county Results by precinct County & precinct results 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

See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

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

• Alex Mooney, incumbent U.S. Representative (2015–present)^[2][3]

Eliminated in primary

• Susan Buchser-Lochocki, artist^[3]
• Rhonda Hercules^[3]
• David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative (2011–present)^[2][3]
• Mike Seckman^[3]

Withdrawn

• Michael Sisco, political consultant^[15] (endorsed Mooney)^[16]

Endorsements

Alex Mooney

U.S. executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[17]

U.S. Representatives

• Ronny Jackson, U.S. Representative for Texas's 13th congressional district (2021–present)^[18]

Organizations

• American Conservative Union^[18]
• Club for Growth^[19]
• FreedomWorks^[20]
• House Freedom Fund^[21]

David McKinley

Executive branch officials

• Mike Pompeo, United States Secretary of State (2018–2021), Director of the CIA (2017–2018), U.S. Representative for Kansas's 4th congressional district (2011–2017)^[22]

U.S. Senators

• Joe Manchin, U.S. Senator from West Virginia (2010–present) and former governor of West Virginia (2005–2010) (Democrat)^[23]

Governors

• Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia (2017–present)^[24]

State legislators

• Edwin Bowman, former mayor of Weirton (1987–1995) and former state senator (1995–2010) (Democrat)^[25]

Individuals

• Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, founder of Venture for America, Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and for Mayor of New York City in 2021 (Independent, Forward Party)^[26]

Organizations

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions^[27]
• Gas and Oil Association of West Virginia^[28]
• West Virginia Business & Industry Council^[29]
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce^[29]
• West Virginia Manufacturing Association^[29]

Newspapers

• The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register^[30]
• The Preston County News & Journal^[31]

Polling

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	David McKinley	Alex Mooney	Other	Undecided
Research America Inc.[32]	April 27 – May 4, 2022	350 (LV)	± 5.2%	33%	48%	6%[b]	13%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[33][A]	April 26–28, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	30%	50%	–	–
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[34][A]	April 3–5, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	31%	42%	–	–
North Star Opinion Research (R)[35][B]	March 13–15, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	38%	33%	4%	25%
				46%	39%	–	15%
WPA Intelligence (R)[36][C]	February 2–3, 2022	406 (LV)	± 4.9%	28%	43%	2%[c]	27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[37][A]	January 4–6, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	32%	45%	10%	13%
Meeting Street Insights (R)[38][D]	December 13–15, 2021	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	40%	34%	5%	21%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[39][A]	November 2021	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	39%	–	19%
National Research Inc. (R)[40][E]	October 23–26, 2021	400 (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%

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	45,164	54.2
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	29,619	35.6
	Republican	Susan Buchser-Lochocki	3,329	4.0
	Republican	Mike Seckman	3,076	3.7
	Republican	Rhonda Hercules	2,083	2.5
Total votes			83,271	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Barry Lee Wendell, former Morgantown city councilor^[41][3]

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%

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Barry Lee Wendell	22,139	57.1
	Democratic	Angela Dwyer	16,653	42.9
Total votes			38,792	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[6]	Solid R	February 8, 2022
Inside Elections[7]	Solid R	February 11, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[8]	Safe R	February 8, 2022
Politico[9]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP[10]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News[11]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ[12]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538[13]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

2022 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	160,493	65.6
	Democratic	Barry Lee Wendell	84,278	34.4
Total votes			244,771	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. 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

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32. Research America Inc.
33. Public Opinion Strategies (R)
34. Public Opinion Strategies (R)
35. North Star Opinion Research (R)
36. WPA Intelligence (R)
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38. Meeting Street Insights (R)
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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Carol Miller (R) for Congress
• Lacy Watson (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Alex Mooney (R) for Congress
• Barry Wendell (D) for Congress