District 1
The 1st district was located in northern West Virginia and consisted 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 was Republican David McKinley, who had represented the 1st district since 2011. McKinley expressed an interest in running for Governor of West Virginia,[1] but announced that he would run for re-election to the U.S. House.[2]
Former State Delegate Mike Manypenny won the Democratic nomination.[3]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
Republican primary
- Candidates
District 2
The 2nd district was located in central West Virginia and consisted 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 was Republican Alex Mooney, who had represented the 2nd district since 2015. He defeated Marc Savitt in the Republican primary on May 10, 2016.[6]
Mark Hunt, a former Democratic state representative, won the Democratic primary.[7]
Democratic primary
- Candidates
- Mark Hunt, former Democratic State Representative
- Cory Simpson
- Harvey D. Peyton
- Robert "Robin" Wilson, Jr.
- Tom Payne
Republican primary
- Candidates
District 3
The 3rd district was located in southern West Virginia and consisted 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 was Republican Evan Jenkins, who had represented the 3rd district since 2015. Former United States Secret Service agent Matt Detch was the Democratic nominee.
Democratic primary
- Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[4]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Matt Detch |
53,703 |
100 |
Total votes |
53,703 |
100 |
Republican primary
- Candidates
Results
Map showing the results of the 2016 election in West Virginia's third congressional district by County.
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.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Official 2016 Primary Election Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- 1 2 3 "West Virginia Statewide Results General Election – November 8, 2016 Official Results". West Virginia Secretary of State. November 8, 2016. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
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