2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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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 445,017 224,449
Percentage 64.84% 32.70%
Swing Increase 9.58% Decrease 8.83%

The primaries were held on May 10.

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 Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 163,469 68.97% 73,534 31.03% 0 0.00% 237,003 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 140,807 58.18% 101,207 41.82% 0 0.00% 242,014 100.0% Republican hold
District 3 140,741 67.88% 49,708 23.98% 16,883 8.14% 207,332 100.0% Republican hold
Total 445,017 64.84% 224,449 32.70% 16,883 2.46% 686,349 100.0%

District 1

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2016 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election
 
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Nominee David McKinley Mike Manypenny
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 163,469 73,534
Percentage 69.0% 31.0%

 

U.S. Representative before election

David McKinley
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David McKinley
Republican

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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Nominee
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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 61,217 100.0
Total votes 61,217 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Manypenny 60,911 100.0
Total votes 60,911 100.0

General election

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Results

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West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David McKinley (incumbent) 163,469 69.0
Democratic Mike Manypenny 73,534 31.0
Total votes 237,003 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2016 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Alex Mooney Mark Hunt
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 140,807 101,207
Percentage 58.2% 41.8%

 

U.S. Representative before election

Alex Mooney
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Alex Mooney
Republican

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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Nominee
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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]

Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 45,839 73.1
Republican Marc Savitt 16,849 26.9
Total votes 62,688 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Mark Hunt

Individuals

Harvey Peyton
Cory Simpson

Organizations

Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mark Hunt 21,296 29.1
Democratic Cory Simpson 19,180 26.2
Democratic Tom Payne 15,250 20.8
Democratic Harvey D. Peyton 11,143 15.2
Democratic Robert "Robin" Wilson, Jr. 6,344 8.7
Total votes 73,213 100.0

General election

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Polling

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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)[13] August 28–September 6, 2016 400 ± 4.9% 38% 35% 27%

Results

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West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alex Mooney (incumbent) 140,807 58.2
Democratic Mark Hunt 101,207 41.8
Total votes 242,014 100.0
Republican hold

District 3

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2016 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Nominee Evan Jenkins Matt Detch Zane Lawhorn
Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 140,741 49,708 16,883
Percentage 67.9% 24.0% 8.1%

 

U.S. Representative before election

Evan Jenkins
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Evan Jenkins
Republican

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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Nominee
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Results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evan Jenkins (incumbent) 41,162 100.0
Total votes 41,162 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Declined
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Results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Matt Detch 53,703 100.0
Total votes 53,703 100.0

General election

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Results

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West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2016[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Evan Jenkins (incumbent) 140,741 67.9
Democratic Matt Detch 49,708 24.0
Libertarian Zane Lawhorn 16,883 8.1
Total votes 207,332 100.0
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ Johnson, Shauna (March 20, 2015). "McKinley "seriously considering" gubernatorial run in 2016". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Hicks, Ian (June 1, 2015). "McKinley Won't Run for Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Official 2016 Primary Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Hoppy Kercheval: Ken Reed willing to take on a challenge". Charleston Daily Mail. April 27, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  8. ^ "Former W.Va. delegate to run for congressional seat". The Herald-Mail. January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  9. ^ Pathé, Simone (May 6, 2015). "Democrat Eyes Rematch in West Virginia's 2nd District". Roll Call. Archived from the original on June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "TEACHERS ENDORSE PEYTON". peytonforcongress.org. Peyton for Congress 2016. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  12. ^ "VoteVets PAC endorses Cory Simpson". votevets.org. VoteVets PAC. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  13. ^ Lake Research Partners Hunt (D-Hunt)
  14. ^ "WV Gov. Tomblin undecided on potential Congressional run". WOWK-TV. Associated Press. April 28, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  15. ^ Kercheval, Hoppy (May 6, 2015). "Dems searching for challenger in WV-3". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
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