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West Virginia's 1st Congressional District
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
2024
See also: West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Republican primary)
West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (May 14 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Chris Reed, Wes Holden, Jim Umberger, and A. Warden in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Miller (R) | 66.4 | 228,491 |
| Chris Reed (D) | 26.1 | 90,038 | ||
 | Wes Holden (Independent) | 7.4 | 25,616 | |
 | Jim Umberger (Independent) (Write-in)  | 0.0 | 171 | |
| A. Warden (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 344,319 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Chris Reed defeated Jim Umberger in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Chris Reed | 56.4 | 27,509 | |
| Jim Umberger | 43.6 | 21,253 | |
| Total votes: 48,762 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Derrick Evans in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 14, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller | 62.9 | 65,343 |
 | Derrick Evans | 37.1 | 38,466 | |
| Total votes: 103,809 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Lacy Watson and Belinda Fox-Spencer in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller (R) | 66.7 | 151,511 |
 | Lacy Watson (D) | 28.8 | 65,428 | |
 | Belinda Fox-Spencer (Independent) | 4.5 | 10,257 | |
| Total votes: 227,196 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Lacy Watson advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lacy Watson | 100.0 | 32,686 |
| Total votes: 32,686 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Scott Fuller, Zane Lawhorn, James Houser, and Kent Stevens in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller | 66.3 | 41,852 |
 | Scott Fuller | 9.8 | 6,197 | |
 | Zane Lawhorn | 8.8 | 5,530 | |
| James Houser | 7.7 | 4,877 | ||
| Kent Stevens | 7.4 | 4,658 | ||
| Total votes: 63,114 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Craig Roberts (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley defeated Natalie Cline and Shawn Cosner in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | David McKinley (R) | 69.0 | 180,488 |
 | Natalie Cline (D) | 31.0 | 81,177 | |
 | Shawn Cosner (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 261,665 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- David Moran (L)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Natalie Cline defeated Tom Payne in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Natalie Cline | 74.7 | 46,052 |
 | Tom Payne | 25.3 | 15,559 | |
| Total votes: 61,611 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David McKinley | 100.0 | 64,511 |
| Total votes: 64,511 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
David Moran advanced from the Libertarian convention for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on April 8, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | David Moran (L) |
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley defeated Kendra Fershee in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David McKinley (R) | 64.6 | 127,997 |
 | Kendra Fershee (D) | 35.4 | 70,217 | |
| Total votes: 198,214 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Kendra Fershee defeated Ralph Baxter and Tom Payne in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kendra Fershee | 47.2 | 23,137 |
| Ralph Baxter | 38.1 | 18,670 | ||
| Tom Payne | 14.6 | 7,169 | |
| Total votes: 48,976 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1
Incumbent David McKinley advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 1 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | David McKinley |
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent David McKinley (R) defeated challenger Mike Manypenny (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent on May 10, 2016.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  David McKinley Incumbent |
69% | 163,469 | |
| Democratic | Mike Manypenny | 31% | 73,534 | |
| Total Votes | 237,003 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
2014
The 1st Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent David McKinley (R) defeated Glen Gainer (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David McKinley Incumbent |
63.9% | 91,843 | |
| Democratic | Glen Gainer | 36.1% | 51,842 | |
| Total Votes | 143,685 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 1st Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent David McKinley won re-election in the district.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sue Thorn | 37.7% | 73,468 | |
| Republican | David McKinley Incumbent |
62.3% | 121,395 | |
| Total Votes | 194,863 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, David McKinley won election to the United States House. He defeated Mike Oliverio (D) in the general election.[3]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 1 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | David McKinley |
50.4% | 90,660 | |
| Democratic | Mike Oliverio | 49.6% | 89,220 | |
| Total Votes | 179,880 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Allan B. Mollohan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ted Osgood (Write-in) and R.J. Smith (Write-in) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 1 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Allan B. Mollohan incumbent |
99.9% | 187,734 | |
| Write-in | Ted Osgood | 0% | 69 | |
| Write-in | R.J. Smith | 0% | 61 | |
| Total Votes | 187,864 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Allan B. Mollohan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ted Osgood (Write-in) and R.J. Smith (Write-in) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 1 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Allan B. Mollohan incumbent |
99.9% | 187,734 | |
| Write-in | Ted Osgood | 0% | 69 | |
| Write-in | R.J. Smith | 0% | 61 | |
| Total Votes | 187,864 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Allan B. Mollohan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Alan Lee Parks (R) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 1 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Allan B. Mollohan incumbent |
67.8% | 166,583 | |
| Republican | Alan Lee Parks | 32.2% | 79,196 | |
| Total Votes | 245,779 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Allan B. Mollohan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Louis (Lou) Davis (Write-in) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 1 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Allan B. Mollohan incumbent |
99.7% | 110,941 | |
| Write-in | Louis (Lou) Davis | 0.3% | 320 | |
| Total Votes | 111,261 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Allan B. Mollohan won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard Kerr (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 1 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Allan B. Mollohan incumbent |
87.8% | 170,974 | |
| Libertarian | Richard Kerr | 12.2% | 23,797 | |
| Total Votes | 194,771 | |||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
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]
West Virginia District 1
until January 2, 2023
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West Virginia District 1
starting January 3, 2023
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2010-2011
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
- Redistricting in West Virginia
- West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
- West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
- West Virginia's 1st Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 2, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, West Virginia"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ WSAZ, "First West Virginia redistricting maps released," September 30, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Bill 3033," accessed October 15, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 All About Redistricting, "West Virginia," accessed May 7, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
