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West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
The 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia was a congressional district that was eliminated in the 2020 Census apportionment process. During the 2020 apportionment process, West Virginia had one seat in the U.S. House taken due to population changes across the country. The 3rd Congressional District ceased to exist following the 2022 elections.
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
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Hilary Turner and Belinda Fox-Spencer in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Miller (R) | 71.3 | 161,585 |
 | Hilary Turner (D)  | 28.7 | 64,927 | |
 | Belinda Fox-Spencer (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 0 | |
| Total votes: 226,512 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Hilary Turner defeated Lacy Watson, Paul Davis, and Jeff Lewis in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Hilary Turner | 29.5 | 16,862 |
 | Lacy Watson | 29.3 | 16,760 | |
 | Paul Davis | 24.5 | 14,020 | |
 | Jeff Lewis | 16.7 | 9,542 | |
| Total votes: 57,184 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Incumbent Carol Miller defeated Russell Siegel in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller | 70.3 | 40,226 |
| Russell Siegel | 29.7 | 17,024 | ||
| Total votes: 57,250 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Carol Miller defeated Richard Ojeda in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller (R) | 56.4 | 98,645 |
 | Richard Ojeda (D) | 43.6 | 76,340 | |
| Total votes: 174,985 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
Richard Ojeda defeated Shirley Love, Paul Davis, and Janice Hagerman in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Richard Ojeda | 52.2 | 29,867 |
 | Shirley Love | 24.6 | 14,109 | |
| Paul Davis | 16.0 | 9,137 | |
 | Janice Hagerman | 7.2 | 4,147 | |
| Total votes: 57,260 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steve Williams (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 3 on May 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Carol Miller | 23.8 | 8,923 |
 | Rupie Phillips | 19.5 | 7,319 | |
 | Marty Gearheart | 18.2 | 6,814 | |
 | Conrad Lucas | 18.1 | 6,771 | |
 | Rick Snuffer | 10.6 | 3,987 | |
 | Ayne Amjad | 7.5 | 2,795 | |
 | Philip Payton | 2.3 | 861 | |
| Total votes: 37,470 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Evan Jenkins (R) defeated Matt Detch (D) and Zane Lawhorn (L) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent on May 10, 2016.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Evan Jenkins Incumbent |
67.9% | 140,741 | |
| Democratic | Matt Detch | 24% | 49,708 | |
| Libertarian | Zane Lawhorn | 8.1% | 16,883 | |
| Total Votes | 207,332 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
2014
The 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Evan Jenkins (R) defeated 19-term incumbent Nick Rahall (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nick Rahall Incumbent | 44.6% | 62,688 | |
| Republican | Evan Jenkins |
55.4% | 77,713 | |
| Total Votes | 140,401 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Nick Rahall won re-election in the district.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nick Rahall Incumbent |
53.5% | 102,519 | |
| Republican | Rick Snuffer | 46.5% | 88,999 | |
| Total Votes | 191,518 | |||
| Source: West Virginia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Nick Rahall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Elliott E. "Spike" Maynard (R) in the general election.[3]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 3 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nick Rahall incumbent |
56% | 83,636 | |
| Republican | Elliott E. "Spike" Maynard" | 44% | 65,611 | |
| Total Votes | 149,247 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Nick Rahall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Marty Gearheart (R) in the general election.[4]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 3 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nick Rahall incumbent |
66.9% | 133,522 | |
| Republican | Marty Gearheart | 33.1% | 66,005 | |
| Total Votes | 199,527 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Nick Rahall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Kim Wolfe (R) in the general election.[5]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 3 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nick Rahall incumbent |
69.4% | 92,413 | |
| Republican | Kim Wolfe | 30.6% | 40,820 | |
| Total Votes | 133,233 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Nick Rahall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Rick Snuffer (R) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 3 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nick Rahall incumbent |
65.2% | 142,682 | |
| Republican | Rick Snuffer | 34.8% | 76,170 | |
| Total Votes | 218,852 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Nick Rahall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Paul E. Chapman (R) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 3 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nick Rahall incumbent |
70.2% | 87,783 | |
| Republican | Paul E. Chapman | 29.8% | 37,229 | |
| Total Votes | 125,012 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Nick Rahall won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Jeff Robinson (L) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, West Virginia District 3 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nick Rahall incumbent |
91.3% | 146,807 | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Robinson | 8.7% | 13,979 | |
| Total Votes | 160,786 | |||
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 3
until January 2, 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
The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+23, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 23 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District the 26th most Republican nationally.[13]
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 1.07. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.07 points toward that party.[14]
See also
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, "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
