West Virginia's 1st Congressional District

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West Virginia's 1st Congressional District
Incumbent
Carol MillerRepublican
Assumed office: January 3, 2023

West Virginia's 1st Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Carol Miller (R).

As of the 2020 Census, West Virginia representatives represented an average of 897,523 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 619,938 residents.

Elections

See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2028


There are no official candidates yet for this election.


See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Isaiah Rucker (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 3, 2026.

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Britta Aguirre (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 12, 2026.

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Britta Aguirre

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent Carol Miller (R), Abel Clendenen (R), Larry Jackson (R), and David Sartin (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 12, 2026.

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Abel Clendenen
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Larry Jackson
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David Sartin

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See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent Carol Miller (R) defeated Chris Reed (D), Wes Holden (Independent), Jim Umberger (Independent), and A. Warden (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carol Miller (R)
 
66.4
 
228,491
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Chris Reed (D)
 
26.1
 
90,038
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Wes Holden (Independent)
 
7.4
 
25,616
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Jim Umberger (Independent) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
171
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A. Warden (Independent) (Write-in)
 
0.0
 
3

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

Total votes: 344,319
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Chris Reed (D) defeated Jim Umberger (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 14, 2024.

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Chris Reed
 
56.4
 
27,509
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43.6
 
21,253

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 48,762
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent Carol Miller (R) defeated Derrick Evans (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 14, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carol Miller
 
62.9
 
65,343
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Derrick Evans
 
37.1
 
38,466

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 103,809
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See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent Carol Miller (R) defeated Lacy Watson (D) and Belinda Fox-Spencer (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carol Miller (R)
 
66.7
 
151,511
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Lacy Watson (D)  Candidate Connection
 
28.8
 
65,428
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Belinda Fox-Spencer (Independent)
 
4.5
 
10,257

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 227,196
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Lacy Watson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 10, 2022.

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%
Votes
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Lacy Watson  Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
32,686

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 32,686
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent Carol Miller (R) defeated Scott Fuller (R), Zane Lawhorn (R), James Houser (R), and Kent Stevens (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Carol Miller
 
66.3
 
41,852
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Scott Fuller
 
9.8
 
6,197
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Zane Lawhorn
 
8.8
 
5,530
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James Houser
 
7.7
 
4,877
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Kent Stevens  Candidate Connection
 
7.4
 
4,658

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Total votes: 63,114
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent David McKinley (R) defeated Natalie Cline (D) and Shawn Cosner (Nonpartisan) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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David McKinley (R)
 
69.0
 
180,488
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Natalie Cline (D)  Candidate Connection
 
31.0
 
81,177
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Shawn Cosner (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
0.0
 
0

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 261,665
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Natalie Cline (D) defeated Tom Payne (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Natalie Cline  Candidate Connection
 
74.7
 
46,052
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Tom Payne
 
25.3
 
15,559

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 61,611
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent David McKinley (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on June 9, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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David McKinley
 
100.0
 
64,511

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 64,511
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Libertarian Party convention

Libertarian convention for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

David Moran (L) advanced from the Libertarian Party convention for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on April 8, 2020.

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David Moran

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See also: United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent David McKinley (R) defeated Kendra Fershee (D) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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David McKinley (R)
 
64.6
 
127,997
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Kendra Fershee (D)
 
35.4
 
70,217

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 198,214
(100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Kendra Fershee (D) defeated Ralph Baxter (D) and Tom Payne (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Kendra Fershee
 
47.2
 
23,137
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Ralph Baxter
 
38.1
 
18,670
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Tom Payne
 
14.6
 
7,169

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 48,976
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1

Incumbent David McKinley (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.

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David McKinley

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Previous election results


District map

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Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in West Virginia after the 2020 census

West Virginia enacted a congressional district map on October 22, 2021. On September 30, 2021, the House and Senate Redistricting Committees released a total of 18 congressional district map proposals.[9] On October 13, 2021, the West Virginia Senate passed Sen. Charles S. Trump IV's (R) 8th proposed congressional map in 30-2 vote, which was then approved by the House on October 14 in an 84-12 vote.[10] Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed the congressional district map into law on October 22, 2021.[11] This map took effect for West Virginia's 2022 congressional elections.

How does redistricting in West Virginia work? In West Virginia, congressional and state legislative district boundaries are set by the West Virginia State Legislature. These lines are subject to veto by the governor.[12]

The West Virginia Constitution requires that state Senate districts be "compact, contiguous, and bounded by county lines where doing so is not otherwise unlawful." There are no such requirements in place for congressional or state House districts.[12]

2020

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2024

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2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of West Virginia after the 2001 redistricting process.
See also: Redistricting in West Virginia after the 2010 census

In 2011, the West Virginia State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+22. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 22 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 1st the 22nd most Republican district nationally.[13]

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 1st the 21st most Republican district nationally.[14]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 69.7%-28.8%.[15]

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+23. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 1st the 18th most Republican district nationally.[16]

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 28.8% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 69.7%.[17]

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 1st Congressional District the 40th most Republican nationally.[18]

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.[19]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 2, 2016
  2. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, West Virginia"
  3. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  6. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ WSAZ, "First West Virginia redistricting maps released," September 30, 2021
  10. ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Bill 3033," accessed October 15, 2021
  11. ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 All About Redistricting, "West Virginia," accessed May 7, 2015
  13. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
  14. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
  15. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  16. ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
  17. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
  18. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  19. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators
Shelley Capito (R)
Jim Justice (R)
Representatives
District 1
District 2
Republican Party (4)

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