United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2022
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The U.S. House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were on November 8, 2022. Voters elected two candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's two U.S. House districts. The primary was scheduled for May 10, 2022. The filing deadline was January 29, 2022.
Partisan breakdown
| Members of the U.S. House from West Virginia -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2022 | After the 2022 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 2 | |
| Total | 3 | 2 | |
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Carol Miller (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Lacy Watson (Democratic Party)
- Belinda Fox-Spencer (Independent)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
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District 2
General election candidates
- Alexander Mooney (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Barry Wendell (Democratic Party)
- Susan Buchser-Lochocki (Independent) (Write-in)
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- David McKinley (Incumbent)
- Alexander Mooney (Incumbent) ✔
- Susan Buchser-Lochocki
- Rhonda Hercules
- Mike Seckman
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Click the following links to see the race ratings in each of the state's U.S. House districts:
Ballot access
For information on candidate ballot access requirements in West Virginia, click here.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District maps - A map of the state's districts before and after redistricting.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2022 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
District map
Below were the district maps in use at the time of the election, enacted as part of the 2020 redistricting cycle, compared to the maps in place before the election.
West Virginia Congressional Districts
until January 2, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
West Virginia Congressional Districts
starting January 3, 2023
Click a district to compare boundaries.
Competitiveness
This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in West Virginia.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in West Virginia in 2022. Information below was calculated on Feb. 24, 2022, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Thirteen candidates—three Democrats and 10 Republicans—filed to run for West Virginia's two U.S. House districts in 2022. That's 6.5 candidates per district, more than the 4.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 6.3 in 2018.
This was the first candidate filing deadline to take place under new district lines adopted during West Virginia's decennial redistricting process. West Virginia was apportioned two congressional districts, a decrease from the three apportioned after the 2010 census.
As a result of this lost district, two incumbents—Reps. David McKinley (R) and Alexander Mooney (R)—filed to run against one another in the 2nd District Republican primary. Rep. Carol Miller (R), who represented the 3rd District before redistricting, filed to run in the 1st District.
With three incumbents seeking re-election, none of the districts were left open in 2022. Between 2012 and 2022, there were two election cycles with an open district: 2014 and 2018.
Seven candidates—two Democrats and five Republicans—filed to run in the 2nd District and six—one Democrat and five Republicans—filed to run in the 1st District.
Presidential elections
As a result of redistricting following the 2020 census, many district boundaries changed. As a result, analysis of the presidential vote in each of these new districts is not yet available. Once that analysis is available, it will be published here.
West Virginia presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 15 Democratic wins
- 16 Republican wins
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Party | R | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | D | D | R | D | D | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
State party control
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of West Virginia's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from West Virginia, November 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in West Virginia's top three state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in West Virginia, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Jim Justice
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| Secretary of State | Mac Warner
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| Attorney General | Patrick Morrisey
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the West Virginia State Legislature as of November 2022.
West Virginia State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 11 | |
| Republican Party | 23 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 34 | |
West Virginia House of Delegates
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 78 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 100 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, West Virginia was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
West Virginia Party Control: 1992-2022
Nineteen years of Democratic trifectas • Five years of Republican trifectas
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D[5] | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
West Virginia enacted district maps for the Senate and House of Delegates on October 22, 2021.[6] On September 30, 2021, the House Redistricting Committees released a single-member district map proposal for the West Virginia House of Delegates.[7] The proposal passed the House on October 13, 2021, in a 79-20 vote and passed the Senate on October 18, 2021, in a 28-5 vote.[8] On October 5, 2021, the Senate Redistricting Committee released five map proposals for West Virginia's State Senate districts.[9] On October 11, 2021, the Senate Redistricting Committee voted to recommend Sen. Charles S. Trump IV's (R) 8th proposed senate map to the full Senate.[10] The Senate approved a map that combined aspects of previous proposals in a 31-2 vote on October 19, 2021. The map, named after Sens. Trump, Tom Takubo (R), Eric Tarr (R) Patricia Rucker (R), and Robert Karnes (R) was approved by the House in a 72-19 vote. Both the House and Senate maps were signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice (R) on October 20, 2021.[11] These maps took effect for West Virginia's 2022 legislative elections.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Gov. Jim Justice switched his registration to Republican on August 4, 2017.
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ WSAZ, "First West Virginia redistricting maps released," September 30, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021
- ↑ West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Select Committee on Redistricting," accessed October 7, 2021
- ↑ WV News, "(West Virginia) Senate Redistricting Committee selects proposed maps," October 11, 2021
- ↑ Metro News, "After days of trying, Senate overwhelmingly passes a map of its own districts," October 19, 2021
