West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

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West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent
Alexander MooneyRepublican
Assumed office: January 3, 2015

West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Alexander Mooney (R).

As of the 2020 Census, West Virginia representatives represented an average of 897,523 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 619,938 residents.

Elections

2024

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024

West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)

West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)

General election

The primary will occur on May 14, 2024. The general election will occur on November 5, 2024. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Steven Wendelin is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
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Steven Wendelin Candidate Connection

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Dennis Cain, Joseph Earley, Alexander Gaaserud, Riley Moore, and Chris Walker are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
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Dennis Cain Candidate Connection
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Joseph Earley Candidate Connection
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Alexander Gaaserud
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Riley Moore
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Chris Walker Candidate Connection

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2022

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney defeated Barry Wendell and Susan Buchser-Lochocki in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alexander Mooney (R)
 
65.5
 
160,493
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Barry Wendell (D) Candidate Connection
 
34.4
 
84,278
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Susan Buchser-Lochocki (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
115

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 244,886
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Barry Wendell defeated Angela Dwyer in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Barry Wendell Candidate Connection
 
57.1
 
22,139
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Angela Dwyer Candidate Connection
 
42.9
 
16,653

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 38,792
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney defeated incumbent David McKinley, Susan Buchser-Lochocki, Mike Seckman, and Rhonda Hercules in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alexander Mooney
 
54.2
 
45,164
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David McKinley
 
35.6
 
29,619
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Susan Buchser-Lochocki Candidate Connection
 
4.0
 
3,329
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Mike Seckman
 
3.7
 
3,076
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Rhonda Hercules Candidate Connection
 
2.5
 
2,083

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 83,271
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2020

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney defeated Cathy Kunkel in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alexander Mooney (R)
 
63.1
 
172,195
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Cathy Kunkel (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
100,799

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 272,994
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Cathy Kunkel advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Cathy Kunkel Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
52,896

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 52,896
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney defeated Matthew Hahn in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alexander Mooney
 
71.7
 
50,727
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Matthew Hahn
 
28.3
 
19,989

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 70,716
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2018

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney defeated Talley Sergent and Daniel Lutz in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Alexander Mooney (R)
 
54.0
 
110,504
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Talley Sergent (D)
 
43.0
 
88,011
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Daniel Lutz (Mountain Party)
 
3.1
 
6,277

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 204,792
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Talley Sergent defeated Aaron Scheinberg in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Talley Sergent
 
62.6
 
29,457
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Aaron Scheinberg
 
37.4
 
17,620

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 47,077
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
✔
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Alexander Mooney

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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2016

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Alex Mooney (R) won election to his second term, defeating Mark Hunt (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mooney defeated Marc Savitt in the Republican primary, while Hunt defeated Tom Payne, Harvey Peyton, Cory Simpson, and Robert Wilson Jr. to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 10, 2016.[1][2]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAlexander Mooney Incumbent 58.2% 140,807
     Democratic Mark Hunt 41.8% 101,207
Total Votes 242,014
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State


U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngAlexander Mooney Incumbent 73.1% 45,839
Marc Savitt 26.9% 16,849
Total Votes 62,688
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State
U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Hunt 29.1% 21,296
Cory Simpson 26.2% 19,180
Tom Payne 20.8% 15,250
Harvey Peyton 15.2% 11,143
Robert Wilson 8.7% 6,344
Total Votes 73,213
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2014

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See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Alex Mooney (R) defeated Nick Casey (D), Davy Jones (L) and Ed Rabel (I) in the general election.

U.S. House, West Virginia, District 2 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAlex Mooney 47.1% 72,042
     Democratic Nick Casey 43.9% 67,210
     Libertarian Davy Jones 5% 7,614
     Independent Ed Rabel 4.1% 6,226
Total Votes 153,092
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2012

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito won re-election in the district.[3]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Howard Swint 30.2% 68,340
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito Incumbent 69.8% 157,825
Total Votes 226,165
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Virginia Lynch Graf (D) and Phil Hudok (Constitution) in the general election.[4]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito incumbent 68.5% 126,814
     Democratic Virginia Lynch Graf 29.7% 55,001
     Constitution Phil Hudok 1.9% 3,431
Total Votes 185,246


2008
On November 4, 2008, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Anne Barth (D) and Aaron Mills (Write-in) in the general election.[5]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito incumbent 57.1% 147,334
     Democratic Anne Barth 42.9% 110,819
     N/A Aaron Mills 0% 16
Total Votes 258,169


2006
On November 7, 2006, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mike Callaghan (D) in the general election.[6]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito incumbent 57.2% 94,110
     Democratic Mike Callaghan 42.8% 70,470
Total Votes 164,580


2004
On November 2, 2004, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Erik Wells (D) and Julian Martin (Mountain) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito incumbent 57.5% 147,676
     Democratic Erik Wells 41.3% 106,131
     Mountain Julian Martin 1.3% 3,218
Total Votes 257,025


2002
On November 5, 2002, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Humphreys (D) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito incumbent 60% 98,276
     Democratic Jim Humphreys 40% 65,400
Total Votes 163,676


2000
On November 7, 2000, Shelley Moore Capito won election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Humphreys (D) and John Brown (L) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Moore Capito 48.5% 108,769
     Democratic Jim Humphreys 45.9% 103,003
     Libertarian John Brown 5.6% 12,543
Total Votes 224,315


District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in West Virginia after the 2020 census

West Virginia enacted a congressional district map on October 22, 2021. On September 30, 2021, the House and Senate Redistricting Committees released a total of 18 congressional district map proposals.[10] On October 13, 2021, the West Virginia Senate passed Sen. Charles S. Trump IV's (R) 8th proposed congressional map in 30-2 vote, which was then approved by the House on October 14 in an 84-12 vote.[11] Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed the congressional district map into law on October 22, 2021.[12] This map took effect for West Virginia's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in West Virginia work? In West Virginia, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are set by the West Virginia State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[13]

The West Virginia Constitution requires that state Senate districts be "compact, contiguous, and bounded by county lines where doing so is not otherwise unlawful." There are no such requirements in place for congressional or state House districts.[13]

West Virginia District 2
until January 2, 2023

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West Virginia District 2
starting January 3, 2023

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2010-2011

This is the 2nd Congressional District of West Virginia after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in West Virginia after the 2010 census

In 2011, the West Virginia State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 2nd the 30th most Republican district nationally.[14]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 30.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.6%.[15]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District the 68th most Republican nationally.[16]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.[17]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 2, 2016
  2. ↑ The New York Times, "West Virginia Primary Results," May 10, 2016
  3. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, West Virginia"
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ WSAZ, "First West Virginia redistricting maps released," September 30, 2021
  11. ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Bill 3033," accessed October 15, 2021
  12. ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 All About Redistricting, "West Virginia," accessed May 7, 2015
  14. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  15. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  16. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  17. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Shelley Capito (R)
Joe Manchin (D)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Republican Party (3)
Democratic Party (1)

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