United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2016
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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. Representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
District 1
The 1st district is located in northern West Virginia and consists of Barbour, Brooke, Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel, and Wood counties, including the cities of Parkersburg, Morgantown, Wheeling, Weirton, Fairmont, and Clarksburg.
The incumbent is Republican David McKinley, who has represented the 1st district since 2011. McKinley had expressed an interest in running for Governor of West Virginia,[1] but has announced that he will run for re-election.[2]
Former State Delegate Mike Manypenny will seek the Democratic nomination.[3]
District 2
The 2nd district is located in central West Virginia and consists of Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Morgan, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur, and Wirt counties, including the cities of Charleston and Martinsburg.
The incumbent is Republican Alex Mooney, who has represented the 2nd district since 2015. He is being challenged in the primary by Marc Savitt.[4]
Mark Hunt, a former Democratic state representative, is running.[5]
District 3
The 3rd district is located in southern West Virginia and consists of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, and Wyoming counties, including the cities of Huntington and Beckley.
The incumbent is Republican Evan Jenkins, who has represented the 3rd district since 2015. Former United States Secret Service agent Matt Detch is the Democrat running.
References
- ↑ Johnson, Shauna (March 20, 2015). "McKinley "seriously considering" gubernatorial run in 2016". West Virginia MetroNews. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Hicks, Ian (June 1, 2015). "McKinley Won't Run for Governor". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Ex-WV Delegate Manypenny files early papers for Congress". Associated Press. WOWK-TV. April 28, 2015. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
- ↑ Emke, Dave (March 7, 2016). "Savitt posing challenge to Mooney in W.Va.’s 2nd District". The Journal. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Former W.Va. delegate to run for congressional seat". The Herald-Mail. January 11, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
External links
- U.S. House elections in West Virginia, 2016 at Ballotpedia
- Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org