2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
3
0
Seats won
3
0
Seat change
Popular vote
445,017
224,449
Percentage
64.84%
32.70%
Swing
9.58%
8.83%
Election results by district Election results by county
Republican
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
50–60%
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
Republican
64.84%
Democratic
32.70%
Libertarian
2.46%
House seats
Republican
100.0%
Democratic
0%
Libertarian
0%
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
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 ,[1] but announced that he would run for re-election to the U.S. House.[2]
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
General election
Results
District 2
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
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Marc Savitt, business owner[6]
Declined
Ken Reed, pharmacy owner and candidate for this seat in 2014 [7]
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Declined
Endorsements
Harvey Peyton
Labor unions
West Virginia Education Association[11]
Results
General election
Polling
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%
Results
District 3
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
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Declined
Results
General election
Results