2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_West_Virginia

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

Part of the 2020 US election


The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three U.S. representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's 3 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 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.

Quick Facts All 3 West Virginia seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...

Republicans held all of their seats in the West Virginia delegation with increased margins from 2018.

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District 1

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The 1st district encompasses the industrial areas of the northern Panhandle including Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown, and Parkersburg. The incumbent is Republican David McKinley, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Natalie Cline, computational linguist[3]
  • Tom Payne, candidate for this seat in 2018

Endorsements

Natalie Cline
Organizations
  • DUH! Demand Universal Healthcare[4]
  • LEAP Forward[5]
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District 2

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The 2nd district is located in the central region of the state, stretching from Charleston into the Eastern Panhandle. The incumbent is Republican Alex Mooney, who was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote in 2018.[1]

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Democratic primary

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Declared
  • Cathy Kunkel, energy policy analyst[19]

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Endorsements

Cathy Kunkel (D)
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District 3

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The 3rd district encompasses southern West Virginia, taking in Huntington, Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley. The incumbent is Republican Carol Miller, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

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Carol Miller
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Paul E. Davis
  • Jeff Lewis
  • Hilary Turner
  • Lacy Watson

Endorsements

Lacy Watson
Organizations
  • The Collective PAC[33]
Hilary Turner
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References

  1. Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  2. "Natalie Cline, West Virginia Democrat, Announces Run for U.S. Congress in WV-01". NBC 29. June 13, 2019. Archived from the original on August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
  3. "2020 Endorsed House Candidates". DUH! Demand Universal Healthcare. Archived from the original on May 2, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2020.
  4. "Endorsements and social media". Natalie Cline. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  5. "2020 Endorsements". West Virginia Working Families Party. Archived from the original on September 13, 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
  6. "2020 House Race Ratings for November 2, 2020". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. "2020 House Ratings". House Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. "2020 House race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  9. "2020 House Race Ratings". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  10. "Battle for House 2020". RCP. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  11. "2020 General Election Endorsements" (PDF). wv.aft.org. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
  12. "National Association of Social Workers (NASW)". NASW - National Associacion of Social Workers.
  13. "Our Candidates". Working Families Party.
  14. "November 3, 2020 General Election - Official Results". West Virginia State - Clarity Elections. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  15. Kabler, Phil (September 3, 2019). "Analyst, activist announces run for Congress". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved September 17, 2019.
  16. "Endorsements for Cathy". Kunkel for Congress. Archived from the original on August 17, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  17. "Cathy Kunkel". Climate Hawks Vote. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  18. Palmer, Kenny (June 14, 2020). "INDIVISIBLE ANNOUNCES NEXT WAVE OF CONGRESSIONAL ENDORSEMENTS". Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  19. "Endorsed Candidates". NWPC. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  20. Golshan, Tara (September 10, 2020). "Sunrise Movement Unveils 2020 Endorsements To Defeat Climate Change Deniers". HuffPost. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
  21. "2020 Candidates". maggieslist.org.
  22. "Candidates". The Collective PAC.
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