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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia


2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia


The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's 3 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 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.

Republicans held all of their seats in the West Virginia delegation with increased margins from 2018.

Overview

District 1

The 1st district encompasses the industrial areas of the northern Panhandle including Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown, and Parkersburg. The incumbent is Republican David McKinley, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Natalie Cline, computational linguist
  • Tom Payne, candidate for this seat in 2018

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is located in the central region of the state, stretching from Charleston into the Eastern Panhandle. The incumbent is Republican Alex Mooney, who was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Matt Hahn
  • Alex Mooney, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Cathy Kunkel, energy policy analyst

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses southern West Virginia, taking in Huntington, Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley. The incumbent is Republican Carol Miller, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Carol Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative
  • Russell Siegel

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Paul E. Davis
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Hilary Turner
  • Lacy Watson

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

References

External links

  • Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "West Virginia", Voting & Elections Toolkits
  • "West Virginia: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
  • "League of Women Voters of West Virginia". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
  • West Virginia at Ballotpedia
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
  • Natalie Cline (D) for Congress Archived August 5, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  • David McKinley (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
  • Cathy Kunkel (D) for Congress
  • Alex Mooney (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
  • Carol Miller (R) for Congress
  • Hilary Turner (D) for Congress

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