2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the two U.S. Representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's two congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

District 1[]

The 1st district encompasses southern West Virginia, taking in Huntington, Charleston, Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley. The incumbent is Republican Carol Miller, who was re-elected in the 3rd district with 71.3% of the vote in 2020.^[1]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Scott Fuller^[2]
James Houser^[2]
Zane Lawhorn, candidate for House of Delegates in 2018 and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Representative in 2016^[2]
Carol Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative (2019–present)^[3]^[2]
Kent Stevens, businessman^[2]

Endorsements[]

Carol Miller

Organizations

Maggie's List^[4]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Scott Fuller
	Republican	James Houser
	Republican	Zane Lawhorn
	Republican	Carol Miller (incumbent)
	Republican	Kent Stevens
Total votes

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Lacy Watson, nominee for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2020^[2]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lacy Watson
Total votes

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[5]	Solid R	February 8, 2022
Inside Elections^[6]	Solid R	February 11, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]	Safe R	February 8, 2022

Results[]

West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican
	Democratic
	Write-in
Total votes

District 2[]

The 2nd district encompasses the industrial areas of the northern Panhandle including Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown, and Parkersburg, as well as the eastern Panhandle. The incumbents from the district’s two predecessor districts are Republican David McKinley, who was re-elected in the 1st district with 69.0% of the vote in 2020, and Republican Alex Mooney, who was re-elected in the 2nd district with 63.1% of the vote in 2020.^[1]

Republican primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Susan Buchser-Lochocki, artist^[2]
Rhonda Hercules^[2]
David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative (2011–present)^[3]^[2]
Alex Mooney, incumbent U.S. Representative (2015–present)^[3]^[2]
Mike Seckman^[2]

Withdrawn[]

Michael Sisco, political consultant^[8]^[9] (Endorsed Mooney)

Polling[]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size^[a]	Margin of error	David McKinley	Alex Mooney	Other	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R)^[A]	February 2–3, 2022	406 (LV)	± 4.9%	28%	43%	2%^[b]	27%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)^[B]	January 4–6, 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	32%	45%	10%	13%
Meeting Street Insights (R)^[C]	December 13–15, 2021	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	40%	34%	5%	21%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)^[B]	November 2021	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	42%	39%	–	19%
National Research Inc. (R)^[D]	October 23–26, 2021	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	44%	29%	9%	18%

Endorsements[]

David McKinley

Governors

Jim Justice, Governor of West Virginia (2017-Present)^[10]

Individuals

Andrew Yang, entrepreneur, founder of Venture for America, Democratic candidate for President of the United States in 2020 and for Mayor of New York City in 2021 (Independent, Forward Party)^[11]

Alex Mooney

Executive Branch officials

Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States (2017–2021)^[12]

Organizations

Club for Growth^[13]
FreedomWorks^[14]
House Freedom Fund^[15]

Individuals

Michael Sisco, political consultant and withdrawn candidate from respective district^[9]

Primary results[]

Republican primary results
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Susan Buchser-Lochocki
	Republican	Rhonda Hercules
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)
	Republican	Mike Seckman
Total votes

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Declared[]

Angela Dwyer^[2]
Barry Lee Wendell, former member of the Morgantown city council^[16]^[2]

Primary results[]

Democratic primary results
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Angela Dwyer
	Democratic	Barry Lee Wendell
Total votes

General election[]

Predictions[]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[5]	Solid R	February 8, 2022
Inside Elections^[6]	Solid R	February 11, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[7]	Safe R	February 8, 2022

Results[]

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican
	Democratic
	Write-in
Total votes

Notes[]

^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
^ Hercules and Seckman with 1%, Buchser-Lochoski with 0%

Partisan clients

^ This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action which endorsed Mooney's campaign prior to its sampling period
^ ^a ^b Poll sponsored by Mooney's campaign
^ Poll sponsored by McKinley's campaign
^ This poll was sponsored by GOPAC

References[]

^ ^a ^b Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2022 Candidate Listing By Office". Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Mutnick, Ally (October 14, 2021). "Redistricting forces two GOP incumbents together in West Virginia". Politico.
^ "2022 Candidates". www.maggieslist.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
^ Thomas, Shibu (June 4, 2021). "Christians Attempt To Cancel Pride, Celebrate June As 'Christianity Month'". Star Observer. Retrieved July 2, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Michael Sisco For Monarch [@MichaelSiscoWV] (January 31, 2022). "As the path forward to victory has become impractical at this time, the necessity to remove establishment hacks like @RepMcKinley from office remains. I am dropping out of the race and offer my full endorsement to @MooneyforWV. Full statement is on Gab. t.co/QzoYtAxsTM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ Thomas, Alex. "Justice endorses McKinley in matchup against Mooney". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
^ Metzger, Bryan (November 22, 2021). "Andrew Yang endorsed Rep. David McKinley, a West Virginia Republican that Trump trashed for backing infrastructure bill". Business Insider. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ Lynch, John (November 16, 2021). "West Virginia Congressman endorsed by Trump". WTRF-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
^ Adams, Steven (November 22, 2021). "Rep. David McKinley: 'No Qualms' Over Infrastructure Vote". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Alex Mooney for Re-Election in West Virginia". www.freedomworksforamerica.org. October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ "WV-02: Stand With Alex Mooney". www.housefreedomfund.com. November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.
^ Wilt, Jessica (February 3, 2022). "Wendell runs on Democratic ticket in 2nd Congressional District". The Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

External links[]

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

[Key-10] Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear

[12] Hercules and Seckman with 1%, Buchser-Lochoski with 0%

[CFGA-11] This poll was sponsored by Club for Growth Action which endorsed Mooney's campaign prior to its sampling period

[Mooney-13] Poll sponsored by Mooney's campaign

[McKinley-14] Poll sponsored by McKinley's campaign

[GOPAC-15] This poll was sponsored by GOPAC

[clerk2020-1] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.

[WV2022-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "2022 Candidate Listing By Office". Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[AllRunning-3] Mutnick, Ally (October 14, 2021). "Redistricting forces two GOP incumbents together in West Virginia". Politico.

[4] "2022 Candidates". www.maggieslist.org. Retrieved January 2, 2021.

[Cook_PR-5] "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[IE-6] "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[Sabato's_Crystal_Ball-7] "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. November 11, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2022.

[8] Thomas, Shibu (June 4, 2021). "Christians Attempt To Cancel Pride, Celebrate June As 'Christianity Month'". Star Observer. Retrieved July 2, 2021.

[merged1-9] Michael Sisco For Monarch [@MichaelSiscoWV] (January 31, 2022). "As the path forward to victory has become impractical at this time, the necessity to remove establishment hacks like @RepMcKinley from office remains. I am dropping out of the race and offer my full endorsement to @MooneyforWV. Full statement is on Gab. t.co/QzoYtAxsTM" (Tweet). Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved February 21, 2022 – via Twitter.

[16] Thomas, Alex. "Justice endorses McKinley in matchup against Mooney". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved February 17, 2022.

[17] Metzger, Bryan (November 22, 2021). "Andrew Yang endorsed Rep. David McKinley, a West Virginia Republican that Trump trashed for backing infrastructure bill". Business Insider. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[18] Lynch, John (November 16, 2021). "West Virginia Congressman endorsed by Trump". WTRF-TV. Retrieved November 16, 2021.

[19] Adams, Steven (November 22, 2021). "Rep. David McKinley: 'No Qualms' Over Infrastructure Vote". The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[20] "FreedomWorks for America Endorses Alex Mooney for Re-Election in West Virginia". www.freedomworksforamerica.org. October 28, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[21] "WV-02: Stand With Alex Mooney". www.housefreedomfund.com. November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

[22] Wilt, Jessica (February 3, 2022). "Wendell runs on Democratic ticket in 2nd Congressional District". The Journal. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

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