West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the state of West Virginia. The congressional district was made on December 7, 1863. The district elects a person to represent the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Riley Moore. It includes the capital city of West Virginia, Charleston. The district starts at the Ohio River and ends at the Potomac River.

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since January 3, 2023
Representative	Riley Moore R–Harpers Ferry
Population (2023)	903,697
Median household income	$61,685[1]
Ethnicity	88.4% White 4.4% Two or more races 3.2% Black 2.6% Hispanic 1.0% Asian 0.5% other
Cook PVI	R+22[2]

Election history

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 54 - 44%
2004	President	Bush 57 - 42%
2008	President	McCain 55 - 44%
2012	President	Romney 60 - 38%
2016	President	Trump 66 - 29%
2020	President	Trump 65 - 33%

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito	108,769	48.49
	Democratic	Jim Humphreys	103,003	45.92
	Libertarian	John Brown	12,543	5.59
Total votes			224,315	100.00
	Republican gain from Democratic

2002 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	98,276	60.04
	Democratic	Jim Humphreys	65,400	39.96
Total votes			163,676	100.00
	Republican hold

2004 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	147,676	57.46
	Democratic	Erik Wells	106,131	41.29
	Mountain	Julian Martin	3,218	1.25
Total votes			257,025	100.00
	Republican hold

2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	94,110	57.18
	Democratic	Mike Callaghan	70,470	42.82
Total votes			164,580	100.00
	Republican hold

2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	147,334	57.07
	Democratic	Anne Barth	110,819	42.92
	Write-ins		16	0.01
Total votes			258,169	100.00
	Republican hold

2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	126,814	68.46
	Democratic	Virginia Lynch Graf	55,001	29.69
	Constitution	Phil Hudok	3,431	1.85
Total votes			185,246	100.00
	Republican hold

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shelley Moore Capito (incumbent)	158,206	69.8
	Democratic	Howard Swint	68,560	30.2
Total votes			226,766	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex X. Mooney	72,619	47.1
	Democratic	Nick Casey	67,687	43.9
	Libertarian	Davy Jones	7,682	5.0
	Independent	Ed Rabel	6,250	4.0
Total votes			154,238	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	140,807	58.2
	Democratic	Mark Hunt	101,207	41.8
Total votes			242,014	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	110,504	53.9
	Democratic	Talley Sergent	88,011	43.0
	Mountain	Daniel Lutz	6,277	3.1
Total votes			204,792	100.0
	Republican hold

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Alex Mooney (incumbent)	172,195	63.1
	Democratic	Cathy Kunkel	100,799	36.9
Total votes			272,994	100.0
	Republican hold