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:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 127,997 64.58% 70,217 35.42% 0 0.00% 198,214 100% Republican holdDistrict 2 110,504 53.96% 88,011 42.98% 6,277 3.06% 204,792 100% Republican holdDistrict 3 98,645 56.37% 76,340 43.63% 0 0.00% 174,985 100% Republican holdTotal 337,146 58.33% 234,568 40.58% 6,277 1.09% 577,991 100%

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 Ralph Baxter, former chairman and CEO of the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe Kendra Fershee, West Virginia University law professor Tom Payne, attorney

Primary results

Republican primary David McKinley, incumbent

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DavidMcKinley (R) KendraFershee (D) UndecidedEmerson CollegeEmerson College October 28–31, 2018 341 ± 5.5% 57% 32% 11%Emerson CollegeEmerson College September 13–15, 2018 275 ± 6.3% 43% 14%43%Monmouth UniversityMonmouth UniversityJune 14–19, 2018 87 LV ± 14.4% 72% 24% – 87 RV ± 14.4% 68% 22% –

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 Aaron Scheinberg, veteran and former director of The Mission Continues Talley Sergent, former U.S. State Department official and West Virginia state director for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary Alex Mooney, incumbent

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error AlexMooney (R) TalleySergent (D) UndecidedEmerson College October 28–31, 2018 344 ± 5.5% 47% 39% 10%Emerson College September 13–15, 2018 277 ± 6.3% 32% 24% 44%Monmouth UniversityJune 14–19, 2018 138 LV ± 13.0% 52% 38% — 138 RV ± 13.0% 51% 33% —

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 Ayne Amjad, physician Marty Gearheart, state delegate Conrad Lucas, chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party and candidate for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2010 Carol Miller, Majority Whip of the West Virginia House of Delegates and daughter of former U.S. representative Samuel Devine Philip Payton Rupert Phillips, state delegate Rick Snuffer, state delegate

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Predictions SourceRankingAs ofThe Cook Political ReportLean ROctober 3, 2018Inside ElectionsLean RNovember 5, 2018Sabato's Crystal BallLean ROctober 4, 2018Daily KosLean RSeptember 28, 2018Fox NewsLean RSeptember 21, 2018CNNTossupOctober 2, 2018RealClearPoliticsLean RSeptember 21, 2018The New York TimesLean RSeptember 26, 2018PoliticoTossupSeptember 21, 2018

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error CarolMiller (R) RichardOjeda (D) Other UndecidedEmerson College October 28–31, 2018 328 ± 5.5% 52% 45% – 3%NYT Upshot/Siena CollegeNYT Upshot/Siena College October 14–18, 2018 490 ± 5.0% 46% 41% – 13%Monmouth UniversityMonmouth University October 10–14, 2018 343 ± 5.2% 48% 45% 2% 5%DCCC (D)DCCC (D) September 16, 2018 540 ± 4.2% 44% 48% – 8%Emerson College September 13–15, 2018 274 ± 6.3% 31% 36% – 33%NYT Upshot/Siena CollegeNYT Upshot/Siena College September 8–10, 2018 499 ± 5.0% 48% 40% – 12%Monmouth UniversityMonmouth UniversityJune 14–19, 2018 343 LV ± 5.3% 41% 47% 3% 9% 428 RV ± 4.7% 41% 43% 3% 13%

Results

References

External links Candidates at Vote Smart Candidates at Ballotpedia Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites for first district candidates Kendra Fershee (D) for Congress David McKinley (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for second district candidates Alex Mooney (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for third district candidates Carol Miller (R) for Congress Richard Ojeda (D) for Congress