2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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Not to be confused with 2020 West Virginia House of Delegates election.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 3 0
Seats won 3 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 514,268 246,903
Percentage 67.56% 32.44%
Swing Increase 9.23% Decrease 8.14%
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were 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 three 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 Republican Democratic Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 180,488 68.98% 81,177 31.02% 261,665 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 172,195 63.08% 100,799 36.92% 272,994 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 161,585 71.34% 64,927 28.66% 226,512 100.0% Republican hold
Total 514,268 67.56% 246,903 32.44% 761,171 100.0%
Popular vote
Republican
 
 67.56%
Democratic
 
 32.44%
House seats
Republican
 
 100.00%

District 1

2020 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
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2022 →
 
Nominee David McKinley Natalie Cline
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 180,488 81,177
Percentage 69.0% 31.0%
Results by county
McKinley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Swing
More Democratic      10-15%      5-10%      <5%
More Republican      15-20%      10-15%      5-10%      <5%
U.S. Representative before election

David McKinley
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David McKinley
Republican

See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district

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

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 64,789 100.0
Total votes 64,789 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Natalie Cline, computational linguist[3]
  • Tom Payne, candidate for this seat in 2018

Endorsements

Natalie Cline
Organizations
  • DUH! Demand Universal Healthcare[4]
  • LEAP Forward[5]
Parties

Primary results

Democratic primary results [7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Natalie Cline 46,052 74.7
Democratic Tom Payne 15,559 25.3
Total votes 61,611 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[11] Safe R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[12] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[13] Safe R November 2, 2020

Post-primary endorsements

Natalie Cline
Organizations

Results

West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 180,488 69.0
Democratic Natalie Cline 81,177 31.0
Total votes 261,665 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2020 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
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2022 →
 
Nominee Alex Mooney Cathy Kunkel
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 172,195 100,799
Percentage 63.1% 36.9%
Results by county
Mooney:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Swing
More Democratic      5-10%      <5%
More Republican      25-30%      20-25%      15-20%      10-15%      5-10%      <5%
U.S. Representative before election

Alex Mooney
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Alex Mooney
Republican

See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district is located in the central region of the state, stretching from Charleston into the Eastern Panhandle. The incumbent was Republican Alex Mooney, who was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Primary results

Republican primary results [17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 51,184 71.7
Republican Matt Hahn 20,186 28.3
Total votes 71,370 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Cathy Kunkel, energy policy analyst[18]

Primary results

Democratic primary results [19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathy Kunkel 53,745 100.0
Total votes 53,745 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[11] Likely R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[12] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[13] Safe R November 2, 2020

Endorsements

Cathy Kunkel (D)
United States Senators
Local politicians
Notable politicians
Unions
Organizations
Parties

Results

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 172,195 63.1
Democratic Cathy Kunkel 100,799 36.9
Total votes 272,994 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

2020 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
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2022 →
 
Nominee Carol Miller Hilary Turner
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 161,585 64,927
Percentage 71.3% 28.7%
Results by county
Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Swing
More Democratic      10-15%      <5%
More Republican      >30%      25-30%      20-25%      15-20%      10-15%      5-10%      <5%
U.S. Representative before election

Carol Miller
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Carol Miller
Republican

See also: West Virginia's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses southern West Virginia, taking in Huntington, Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley. The incumbent was Republican Carol Miller, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Carol Miller
Organizations

Primary results

Republican primary results[31]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Miller (incumbent) 40,226 70.3
Republican Russell Siegel 17,024 29.7
Total votes 57,250 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

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

Endorsements

Lacy Watson

Organizations

Hilary Turner

Organizations

Parties

Primary results

Democratic primary results [34]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hilary Turner 16,862 29.5
Democratic Lacy Watson 16,760 29.3
Democratic Paul E. Davis 14,020 24.5
Democratic Jeff Lewis 9,542 16.7
Total votes 57,184 100.0

General election

Predictions

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[8] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[9] Safe R October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[10] Safe R November 2, 2020
Politico[11] Likely R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[12] Safe R November 2, 2020
RCP[13] Safe R November 2, 2020

Results

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2020[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carol Miller (incumbent) 161,585 71.3
Democratic Hilary Turner 64,927 28.7
Total votes 226,512 100.0
Republican hold

References

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Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates