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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The filing deadline was January 27, 2018. The primary elections were held on May 8, 2018. The elections coincided with the other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

The 2018 elections resulted in no change in partisan representation, with the Republican incumbents in Districts 1 and 2 winning re-election, and the Republicans holding the open-seat election in District 3, leaving the House delegation at 3-0 Republican.

Overview

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:

District 1

Republican incumbent David McKinley had represented the district since 2011. In 2016, he was reelected with 68.97% of the vote. McKinley successfully ran for re-election.

Democratic primary

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 2

Republican incumbent Alex Mooney had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 58.18% of the vote. Mooney successfully ran for reelection. West Virginia's 2nd district had been included on the initial list of Republican held seats being targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Democratic primary

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Polling

Results

District 3

Republican incumbent Evan Jenkins had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 67.88% of the vote. Jenkins vacated the seat to run for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin. He resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Democratic primary

  • Paul Davis, CEO of the Tri-State Transit Authority
  • Janice "Byrd" Hagerman
  • Shirley Love, state delegate for District 32
  • Richard Ojeda, state senator

Primary results

Republican primary

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions

Polling

Results

References

External links

Official campaign websites for first district candidates

Official campaign websites for second district candidates

Official campaign websites for third district candidates