West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
U.S. House district for West Virginia
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 Alex Mooney. 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 | |||
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 West Virginia's 2nd congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Population (2019) | 623,039 | ||
| Median household income | $52,166[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | R+17[2] | ||
Election history
change| 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% |
| 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
References
change- ↑ "My Congressional District".
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.