West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Riley Moore (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

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

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 2

Christopher Whitcomb (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Ahsan Parsi (D) and Steven Wendelin (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Ahsan Parsi
		Steven Wendelin

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Riley Moore (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Riley Moore

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General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Riley Moore (R) defeated Steven Wendelin (D) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Riley Moore (R)	70.8	268,190
	Steven Wendelin (D)	29.2	110,775

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 378,965
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Steven Wendelin (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Wendelin	100.0	39,832

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 39,832
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Riley Moore (R) defeated Joseph Earley (R), Chris Walker (R), Dennis Cain (R), and Alexander Gaaserud (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 14, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Riley Moore	45.0	47,033
	Joseph Earley	20.3	21,176
	Chris Walker	14.5	15,203
	Dennis Cain	13.0	13,625
	Alexander Gaaserud	7.1	7,453

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 104,490
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Heather Rosen-Turley (R)
Rj Smith (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney (R) defeated Barry Wendell (D) and Susan Buchser-Lochocki (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alexander Mooney (R)	65.5	160,493
	Barry Wendell (D)	34.4	84,278
	Susan Buchser-Lochocki (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	115

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 244,886
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Barry Wendell (D) defeated Angela Dwyer (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 10, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Barry Wendell	57.1	22,139
	Angela Dwyer	42.9	16,653

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 38,792
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney (R) defeated incumbent David McKinley (R), Susan Buchser-Lochocki (R), Mike Seckman (R), and Rhonda Hercules (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexander Mooney	54.2	45,164
		David McKinley	35.6	29,619
		Susan Buchser-Lochocki	4.0	3,329
	Submit photo	Mike Seckman	3.7	3,076
		Rhonda Hercules	2.5	2,083

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 83,271
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Carly Braun (R)
Michael Sisco (R)

General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney (R) defeated Cathy Kunkel (D) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alexander Mooney (R)	63.1	172,195
	Cathy Kunkel (D)	36.9	100,799

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 272,994
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Cathy Kunkel (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cathy Kunkel	100.0	52,896

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,896
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney (R) defeated Matthew Hahn (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alexander Mooney	71.7	50,727
	Submit photo	Matthew Hahn	28.3	19,989

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 70,716
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General election

General election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney (R) defeated Talley Sergent (D) and Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party) in the general election for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Alexander Mooney (R)	54.0	110,504
	Talley Sergent (D)	43.0	88,011
	Daniel Lutz Jr. (Mountain Party)	3.1	6,277

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 204,792 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Talley Sergent (D) defeated Aaron Scheinberg (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Talley Sergent	62.6	29,457
	Submit photo	Aaron Scheinberg	37.4	17,620

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 47,077
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2

Incumbent Alexander Mooney (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House West Virginia District 2 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Alexander Mooney

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Previous election results

2016

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Alex Mooney (R) won election to his second term, defeating Mark Hunt (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Mooney defeated Marc Savitt in the Republican primary, while Hunt defeated Tom Payne, Harvey Peyton, Cory Simpson, and Robert Wilson Jr. to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 10, 2016.^[1]^[2]

**U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alexander Mooney Incumbent	58.2%	140,807
	Democratic	Mark Hunt	41.8%	101,207
Total Votes				242,014
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

**U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Alexander Mooney Incumbent	73.1%	45,839
Marc Savitt	26.9%	16,849
Total Votes		62,688
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

**U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Hunt	29.1%	21,296
Cory Simpson	26.2%	19,180
Tom Payne	20.8%	15,250
Harvey Peyton	15.2%	11,143
Robert Wilson	8.7%	6,344
Total Votes		73,213
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2014

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 2nd Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Alex Mooney (R) defeated Nick Casey (D), Davy Jones (L) and Ed Rabel (I) in the general election.

**U.S. House, West Virginia, District 2 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alex Mooney	47.1%	72,042
	Democratic	Nick Casey	43.9%	67,210
	Libertarian	Davy Jones	5%	7,614
	Independent	Ed Rabel	4.1%	6,226
Total Votes				153,092
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

2012

See also: West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 2nd Congressional District of West Virginia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Shelley Moore Capito won re-election in the district.^[3]

**U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2012**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Howard Swint	30.2%	68,340
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito Incumbent	69.8%	157,825
Total Votes				226,165
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Virginia Lynch Graf (D) and Phil Hudok (Constitution) in the general election.^[4]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito incumbent	68.5%	126,814
	Democratic	Virginia Lynch Graf	29.7%	55,001
	Constitution	Phil Hudok	1.9%	3,431
Total Votes				185,246

2008
On November 4, 2008, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Anne Barth (D) and Aaron Mills (Write-in) in the general election.^[5]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito incumbent	57.1%	147,334
	Democratic	Anne Barth	42.9%	110,819
	N/A	Aaron Mills	0%	16
Total Votes				258,169

2006
On November 7, 2006, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Mike Callaghan (D) in the general election.^[6]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito incumbent	57.2%	94,110
	Democratic	Mike Callaghan	42.8%	70,470
Total Votes				164,580

2004
On November 2, 2004, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Erik Wells (D) and Julian Martin (Mountain) in the general election.^[7]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito incumbent	57.5%	147,676
	Democratic	Erik Wells	41.3%	106,131
	Mountain	Julian Martin	1.3%	3,218
Total Votes				257,025

2002
On November 5, 2002, Shelley Moore Capito won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Humphreys (D) in the general election.^[8]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito incumbent	60%	98,276
	Democratic	Jim Humphreys	40%	65,400
Total Votes				163,676

2000
On November 7, 2000, Shelley Moore Capito won election to the United States House. She defeated Jim Humphreys (D) and John Brown (L) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. House, West Virginia District 2 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	48.5%	108,769
	Democratic	Jim Humphreys	45.9%	103,003
	Libertarian	John Brown	5.6%	12,543
Total Votes				224,315

District map

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.^[10] 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.^[11] Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed the congressional district map into law on October 22, 2021.^[12] 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.^[13]

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.^[13]

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 2nd 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+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 2nd the 33rd most Republican district nationally.^[14]

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+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 2nd the 33rd most Republican district nationally.^[15]

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) 67.6%-30.6%.^[16]

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+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 2nd the 30th most Republican district nationally.^[17]

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 30.6% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 67.6%.^[18]

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+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District the 68th most Republican nationally.^[19]

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 1.04. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.04 points toward that party.^[20]

External links

GovTrack District 2

Footnotes

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West Virginia's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Shelley Capito (R)

Jim Justice (R)

Representatives

District 1

Carol Miller (R)

District 2

Riley Moore (R)

Republican Party (4)

[list-1] West Virginia Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing By Office," accessed February 2, 2016

[primary16-2] The New York Times, "West Virginia Primary Results," May 10, 2016

[3] Politico, "2012 Election Map, West Virginia"

[4] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013

[5] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013

[6] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013

[7] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013

[8] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013

[9] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013

[10] WSAZ, "First West Virginia redistricting maps released," September 30, 2021

[11] West Virginia Legislature, "Senate Bill 3033," accessed October 15, 2021

[12] West Virginia Legislature, "Actions by the Governor," accessed October 25, 2021

[wvloyola-13] 13.0 ^13.1 All About Redistricting, "West Virginia," accessed May 7, 2015

[14] Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025

[15] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024

[16] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[17] Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023

[18] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022

[19] Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017

[20] FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018

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West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District

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General election

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