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.

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 0 Seats won 3 0 Seat change Popular vote 337,146 234,568 Percentage 58.33% 40.58% Swing 6.51% 7.88%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Democratic   50–60%

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

Popular vote Republican   58.33% Democratic   40.58% Mountain (Green)   1.09%

House seats Republican   100% Democratic   0%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:^[1]

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

District 1

2018 West Virginia's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee David McKinley Kendra Fershee Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 127,997 70,217 Percentage 64.6% 35.4%

County results McKinley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Fershee:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election David McKinley Republican Elected U.S. Representative David McKinley Republican

See also: West Virginia's 1st congressional district

Republican incumbent David McKinley had represented the district since 2011. In 2016, he was reelected with 68.97% of the vote.^[2] McKinley successfully ran for re-election.^[3]

Democratic primary

• Ralph Baxter, former chairman and CEO of the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe^[4]
• Kendra Fershee, West Virginia University law professor^[5]
• Tom Payne, attorney^[6]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kendra Fershee	23,030	47.3
	Democratic	Ralph Baxter	18,542	38.1
	Democratic	Tom Payne	7,131	14.6
Total votes			48,703	100.0

Republican primary

• David McKinley, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	40,122	100.0
Total votes			40,122	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[10]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[12]	Safe R	November 7, 2018
CNN[13]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[14]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David McKinley (R)	Kendra Fershee (D)	Undecided
Emerson College[15]	October 28–31, 2018	341	± 5.5%	57%	32%	11%
Emerson College[16]	September 13–15, 2018	275	± 6.3%	43%	14%	43%
Monmouth University[17]	June 14–19, 2018	87 LV	± 14.4%	72%	24%	–
		87 RV	± 14.4%	68%	22%	–

Results

West Virginia's 1st congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David McKinley (incumbent)	127,997	64.6
	Democratic	Kendra Fershee	70,217	35.4
Total votes			198,214	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2018 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Alex Mooney Talley Sergent Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 110,504 88,011 Percentage 53.9% 43.0%

Results by county Mooney:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Sergent      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Alex Mooney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Alex Mooney Republican

See also: West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

Republican incumbent Alex Mooney had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 58.18% of the vote.^[2] 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.^[18]

Democratic primary

• Aaron Scheinberg, veteran and former director of The Mission Continues^[19]
• Talley Sergent, former U.S. State Department official and West Virginia state director for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in 2016^[20]

Endorsements

Aaron Scheinberg (D)

Federal politicians

• Seth Moulton, U.S Representative (D-MA)^[21]

Individuals

• Joe Klein, political columnist for Time magazine and author^[22]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Talley Sergent	29,296	62.5
	Democratic	Aaron Scheinberg	17,547	37.5
Total votes			46,843	100.0

Republican primary

• Alex Mooney, incumbent

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	36,477	100.0
Total votes			36,477	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[7]	Likely R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections[8]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[9]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
RCP[10]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos[11]	Safe R	November 5, 2018
538[12]	Likely R	November 7, 2018
CNN[13]	Safe R	October 31, 2018
Politico[14]	Safe R	November 4, 2018

Endorsements

Talley Sergent (D)

Federal politicians

• Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Representative (D-MA)^[23]

Statewide and local politicians

• Gaston Caperton, former governor of West Virginia^[24]
• Richard Ojeda, state senator^[25]
• John Perdue, State Treasurer of West Virginia^[26]
• Scott Rogers, Mayor of Charles Town^[27]

Individuals

• Aaron Scheinberg, veteran, former director of The Mission Continues and candidate for WV-2 in 2018^[28]
• Rod Snyder, former President of the Young Democrats of America and Democratic nominee for West Virginia House of Delegates in 2016 and 2004^[29]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Teachers - West Virginia Affiliate^[30]
• Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen^[31]
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers^[32]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132^[33]
• National Education Association^[34]
• United Automobile Workers^[35]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400^[36]
• United Steelworkers District 8^[37]
• West Virginia AFL–CIO^[38]
• West Virginia Education Association^[39]
• West Virginia School Service Personnel Association^[40]
• West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO^[41]

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[42]
• EMILY's List^[43]
• Sierra Club West Virginia Chapter^[44]
• Upshur County Indivisible-Votes^[45]

Newspapers

• Charleston Gazette-Mail^[46]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alex Mooney (R)	Talley Sergent (D)	Undecided
Emerson College[15]	October 28–31, 2018	344	± 5.5%	47%	39%	10%
Emerson College[16]	September 13–15, 2018	277	± 6.3%	32%	24%	44%
Monmouth University[17]	June 14–19, 2018	138 LV	± 13.0%	52%	38%	—
		138 RV	± 13.0%	51%	33%	—

Results

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	110,504	54.0
	Democratic	Talley Sergent	88,011	43.0
	Mountain	Daniel Lutz	6,277	3.0
Total votes			204,792	100.0
	Republican hold

District 3

2018 West Virginia's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Carol Miller Richard Ojeda Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 98,645 76,340 Percentage 56.4% 43.6%

Results by county Miller:      50–60%      60–70% Ojeda:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Evan Jenkins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Carol Miller Republican

See also: West Virginia's 3rd congressional district

Republican incumbent Evan Jenkins had represented the district since 2015. In 2016, he was reelected with 67.88% of the vote.^[2] Jenkins vacated the seat to run for the Senate against Democratic incumbent Joe Manchin.^[47] He resigned September 30, 2018, to become justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.^[48]

Democratic primary

• Paul Davis, CEO of the Tri-State Transit Authority^[49]
• Janice "Byrd" Hagerman^[50]
• Shirley Love, state delegate for District 32^[51]
• Richard Ojeda, state senator^[52]

Primary results

Results by county:

  Ojeda

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%

  Love

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Davis

•   40–50%

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Ojeda	29,837	52.0
	Democratic	Shirley Love	14,251	24.9
	Democratic	Paul Davis	9,063	15.8
	Democratic	Janice "Byrd" Hagerman	4,176	7.3
Total votes			57,327	100.0

Republican primary

• Ayne Amjad, physician^[53]
• Marty Gearheart, state delegate^[54]
• Conrad Lucas, chairman of the West Virginia Republican Party and candidate for West Virginia's 3rd congressional district in 2010^[55][56]
• Carol Miller, Majority Whip of the West Virginia House of Delegates^[57]
• Philip Payton^[58]
• Rupert Phillips, state delegate^[59]
• Rick Snuffer, state delegate^[60]

Primary results

Results by county:

  Miller

•   40–50%
•   50–60%

  Phillips

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   70–80%

  Gearheart

•   20–30%
•   30–40%
•   40–50%
•   60–70%

  Lucas

•   20–30%
•   40–50%

  Snuffer

•   10–20%
•   20–30%

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carol Miller	8,936	23.8
	Republican	Rupert Phillips	7,320	19.5
	Republican	Marty Gearheart	6,833	18.2
	Republican	Conrad Lucas	6,812	18.1
	Republican	Rick Snuffer	4,032	10.7
	Republican	Ayne Amjad	2,791	7.4
	Republican	Philip Payton	861	2.3
Total votes			37,585	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Carol Miller (R)

Federal officials

• Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States^[61]
• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States^[62]

Organizations

• America First Action^[63]
• Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce^[64]
• Maggie's List^[65]
• Republican Main Street Partnership^[66]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[67]
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce^[68]
• Winning For Women^[69]

Richard Ojeda (D)

Federal politicians

• Joe Kennedy III, U.S. Representative (D-MA)^[70]
• Tim Ryan, U.S. Representative (D-OH)^[71]

Labor unions

• American Federation of Government Employees District 4^[72]
• American Federation of Teachers - West Virginia Affiliate^[30]
• Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen^[31]
• Communications Workers of America^[73]
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers^[32]
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132^[33]
• National Education Association^[34]
• Service Employees International Union District 1199^[74]
• United Automobile Workers^[75]
• United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400^[36]
• United Mine Workers of America^[76]
• United Steelworkers District 8^[37]
• West Virginia AFL–CIO^[77]
• West Virginia Education Association^[39]
• West Virginia School Service Personnel Association^[40]
• West Virginia State Building and Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO^[41]

Organizations

• CHC Bold PAC^[78]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee^[79]
• End Citizens United^[80]
• VoteVets.org^[81]
• West Virginia Working Families Party^[82]

Newspapers and news websites

• Huntington Herald-Dispatch^[83]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[84]	Lean R	October 3, 2018
Inside Elections[85]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball[86]	Lean R	October 4, 2018
Daily Kos[87]	Lean R	September 28, 2018
Fox News[88]	Lean R	September 21, 2018
CNN[89]	Tossup	October 2, 2018
RealClearPolitics[90]	Lean R	September 21, 2018
The New York Times[91]	Lean R	September 26, 2018
Politico[92]	Tossup	September 21, 2018

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Carol Miller (R)	Richard Ojeda (D)	Other	Undecided
Emerson College[15]	October 28–31, 2018	328	± 5.5%	52%	45%	–	3%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[93]	October 14–18, 2018	490	± 5.0%	46%	41%	–	13%
Monmouth University[94]	October 10–14, 2018	343	± 5.2%	48%	45%	2%	5%
DCCC (D)[95]	September 16, 2018	540	± 4.2%	44%	48%	–	8%
Emerson College[16]	September 13–15, 2018	274	± 6.3%	31%	36%	–	33%
NYT Upshot/Siena College[96]	September 8–10, 2018	499	± 5.0%	48%	40%	–	12%
Monmouth University[97]	June 14–19, 2018	343 LV	± 5.3%	41%	47%	3%	9%
		428 RV	± 4.7%	41%	43%	3%	13%

Results

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Carol Miller	98,645	56.4
	Democratic	Richard Ojeda	76,340	43.6
Total votes			174,985	100.0
	Republican hold