Overview
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Popular vote
Republican
64.84%
Democratic
32.70%
Libertarian
2.46%
House seats
Republican
100.0%
Democratic
0%
Libertarian
0%
By district
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Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:
District 1
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2016 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
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
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McKinley expressed an interest in running for Governor of West Virginia ,[1] but announced that he would run for re-election to the U.S. House.[2]
Candidates
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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General election
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District 2
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2016 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
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
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Marc Savitt, business owner[6]
Declined
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Ken Reed, pharmacy owner and candidate for this seat in 2014 [7]
Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Endorsements
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General election
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Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Alex Mooney (R)
Mark Hunt (D)
Undecided
Lake Research Partners Hunt (D-Hunt)
August 28–September 6, 2016
400
± 4.9%
38%
35%
27%
District 3
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2016 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
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
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Candidates
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Democratic primary
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Candidates
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Declined
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General election
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References
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^ Johnson, Shauna (March 20, 2015). "McKinley "seriously considering" gubernatorial run in 2016" . West Virginia MetroNews . Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
^ Hicks, Ian (June 1, 2015). "McKinley Won't Run for Governor" . The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register . Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
^ a b c d e f "Official 2016 Primary Election Results" . West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2016 .
^ "Ex-WV Delegate Manypenny files early papers for Congress" . WOWK-TV . Associated Press . April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
^ a b c "West Virginia Statewide Results General Election – November 8, 2016 Official Results" . West Virginia Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
^ Emke, Dave (March 7, 2016). "Savitt posing challenge to Mooney in W.Va.'s 2nd District" . The Journal . Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 8, 2016 .
^ "Hoppy Kercheval: Ken Reed willing to take on a challenge" . Charleston Daily Mail . April 27, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
^ "Former W.Va. delegate to run for congressional seat" . The Herald-Mail . January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016 .
^ Pathé, Simone (May 6, 2015). "Democrat Eyes Rematch in West Virginia's 2nd District" . Roll Call . Retrieved June 17, 2015 .
^ MetroNews Staff (February 18, 2016). "Former WV Democrat Party Chairman Casey endorses Hunt for 2nd District Congressman" . wvmetronews.com . West Virginia MetroNews Network. Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "TEACHERS ENDORSE PEYTON" . peytonforcongress.org . Peyton for Congress 2016. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "VoteVets PAC endorses Cory Simpson" . votevets.org . VoteVets PAC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023 .
^ "WV Gov. Tomblin undecided on potential Congressional run" . WOWK-TV . Associated Press . April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015 .
^ Kercheval, Hoppy (May 6, 2015). "Dems searching for challenger in WV-3" . West Virginia MetroNews . Retrieved June 17, 2015 .
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