2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia|
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Majority party
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Minority party
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Party
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Republican
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Democratic
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Last election
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3
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0
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Seats won
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3
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0
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Seat change
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Popular vote
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445,017
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224,449
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Percentage
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64.84%
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32.70%
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Swing
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9.58%
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8.83%
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Election results by district Election results by county
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
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Democratic
50–60%
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 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.
The primaries were held on May 10.
Overview
Popular vote |
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Republican |
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64.84% |
Democratic |
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32.70% |
Libertarian |
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2.46% |
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House seats |
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Republican |
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100.0% |
Democratic |
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0% |
Libertarian |
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0% |
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By district
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:
District 1
2016 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election|
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The 1st district was located in northern West Virginia and consisted of Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel, and Wood counties, including the cities of Parkersburg, Morgantown, Wheeling, Weirton, Fairmont, and Clarksburg.
Incumbent Republican David McKinley, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.
Republican primary
McKinley expressed an interest in running for Governor of West Virginia, but announced that he would run for re-election to the U.S. House.
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
General election
Results
District 2
2016 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election|
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The 2nd district was located in central West Virginia and consisted of Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Morgan, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur, and Wirt counties, including the cities of Charleston and Martinsburg.
Incumbent Republican Alex Mooney, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 47% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+11.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
- Marc Savitt, business owner
Declined
- Ken Reed, pharmacy owner and candidate for this seat in 2014
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Endorsements
Harvey Peyton
- Labor unions
- West Virginia Education Association
Results
General election
Polling
Poll source
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Date(s) administered
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Sample size
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Margin of error
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Alex Mooney (R)
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Mark Hunt (D)
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Undecided
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Lake Research Partners Hunt (D-Hunt)
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August 28–September 6, 2016
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400
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± 4.9%
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38%
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35%
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27%
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Results
District 3
2016 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election|
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The 3rd district was located in southern West Virginia and consisted of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, and Wyoming counties, including the cities of Huntington and Beckley.
Incumbent Republican Evan Jenkins,, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Results
General election
Results
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