House districts / West Virginia
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district
WV-2. Same lines in 2026 as in 2022.
Fundraising
- Riley Moore Ras of Oct 14, 2026Raised $1.6mSpent $1.2m · Cash $581k
- Ahsan Parsi Das of Oct 14, 2026Raised $277kSpent $188k · Cash $89k
2 other 2026 candidates filed reports (primary candidates). 3 other candidates have not filed.
Federal Election Commission, candidate totals, public domain.
President in this district
PollCheck calculation from precinct returns on the 2026 lines (method).
| Year | Democrat | Republican | Other | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris 29.2% | Trump 68.8% | 2.0% | R+39.6 |
| 2020 | Biden 30.6% | Trump 67.6% | 1.8% | R+37.0 |
| 2016 | Clinton 26.8% | Trump 67.8% | 5.4% | R+40.9 |
Who lives here
| Measure | This district | US |
|---|---|---|
| People | ||
| Population | 901,304 | |
| Adults (18+) | 723,301 | |
| Citizens, % of adults | 98.8% | 92.1% |
| Age, % of adults | ||
| 18 to 29 | 19.6% | 20.3% |
| 30 to 44 | 23.1% | 25.9% |
| 45 to 64 | 32.6% | 31.8% |
| 65 and over | 24.7% | 22.0% |
| Race and Hispanic origin, % of residents | ||
| White | 88.6% | 57.4% |
| Black | 3.0% | 11.9% |
| Hispanic | 2.9% | 19.3% |
| Asian | 0.9% | 5.9% |
| Other or more than one | 4.6% | 5.5% |
| Education and income | ||
| Bachelor's degree or higher, % of 25+ | 26.1% | 35.7% |
| Median household income | $64,829 | $80,734 |
American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for this district. The tick marks the US figure.
Winning margin
Results since 1976
| Year | Winner | Share | Runner-up | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current lines (2022 on) seat count changed from 3 to 2 after the census | |||||
| 2024 | Riley Moore Republican | 70.8% | Steven Wendelin Democrat | 29.2% | R+41.5 |
| 2022 | Alexander X. Mooney Republican | 65.5% | Barry Lee Wendell Democrat others 0.1% | 34.4% | R+31.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2012-2020 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2020 | Alexander X. Mooney Republican | 63.1% | Cathy Kunkel Democrat | 36.9% | R+26.2 |
| 2018 | Alexander X. Mooney Republican | 54.0% | Talley Sergent Democrat others 3.1% | 43.0% | R+11.0 |
| 2016 | Alexander X. Mooney Republican | 58.2% | Mark Hunt Democrat | 41.8% | R+16.4 |
| 2014 | Alex X. Mooney Republican | 47.1% | Nick Casey Democrat others 9.0% | 43.9% | R+3.2 |
| 2012 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 69.8% | Howard Swint Democrat | 30.2% | R+39.5 |
| Earlier lines, elections 2002-2010 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 2010 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 68.5% | Virginia Lynch Graf Democrat others 1.9% | 29.7% | R+38.8 |
| 2008 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 57.1% | Anne Barth Democrat | 42.9% | R+14.2 |
| 2006 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 57.2% | Mike Callaghan Democrat | 42.8% | R+14.4 |
| 2004 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 57.5% | Erik Wells Democrat others 1.2% | 41.3% | R+16.2 |
| 2002 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 60.0% | Jim Humphreys Democrat | 40.0% | R+20.1 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1992-2000 seat count changed from 4 to 3 after the census | |||||
| 2000 | Shelley Moore Capito Republican | 48.5% | Jim Humphreys Democrat others 5.6% | 45.9% | R+2.6 |
| 1998 | Robert E. Wise, Jr. Democrat | 73.0% | Sally Anne Kay Republican others 5.6% | 21.4% | D+51.6 |
| 1996 | Robert E. Wise Jr. Democrat | 68.9% | Greg Morris Republican | 31.1% | D+37.8 |
| 1994 | Robert E. Wise, Jr. Democrat | 63.7% | Sam Cravotta Republican | 36.3% | D+27.4 |
| 1992 | Robert E. Wise, Jr. Democrat | 70.9% | Samuel A. Cravotta Republican | 29.1% | D+41.8 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1982-1990 post-census redistricting | |||||
| 1990 | Harley O. Staggers Jr. Democrat | 55.5% | Oliver Luck Republican | 44.5% | D+10.9 |
| 1988 | Harley O. Stagger, Jr. Democrat | 100.0% | D+100.0 | ||
| 1986 | Harley O. Staggers Jr. Democrat | 69.5% | Michele Golden Republican | 30.5% | D+38.9 |
| 1984 | Harley O. Staggers Jr. Democrat | 56.0% | Cleve Benedict Republican | 44.0% | D+11.9 |
| 1982 | Harley O. Staggers, Jr. Democrat | 64.0% | J.D. Hinkle Republican | 36.0% | D+28.0 |
| Earlier lines, elections 1976-1980 | |||||
| 1980 | Cleve Benedict Republican | 56.0% | Pat R. Hamilton Democrat | 44.0% | R+11.9 |
| 1978 | Harley O. Staggers Democrat | 55.3% | Cleveland Keith Benedict Republican | 44.7% | D+10.6 |
| 1976 | Harley O. Staggers Democrat | 73.6% | Jim Sloan Republican | 26.4% | D+47.1 |
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About these results
Shares count all candidate votes, including write-ins, with a candidate's votes on several party lines added together. Each result is on the lines in force at the time. Mid-decade redraws before 2016 may be unmarked.
President in this district: 2016 and 2020 are estimates: precinct votes are split between districts by census block.
Counties only partly inside the district show the 2024 result for that part; estimates are labelled.
Margin chart: winner minus runner-up. Gaps are unopposed races; dashed lines are new district lines.
Sources
Results: MIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. House 1976-2016 (doi:10.7910/DVN/IG0UN2, CC0; via MEDSL/constituency-returns), and Clerk of the US House, Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election 2018-2024 (public domain).
Presidential results: PollCheck calculation from MIT Election Data and Science Lab 2024 precinct returns (doi:10.7910/DVN/XDJYKC, doi:10.7910/DVN/USBYR4, CC0; state totals doi:10.7910/DVN/42MVDX, CC0) and Voting and Election Science Team 2016 and 2020 precinct results and shapes (doi:10.7910/DVN/NH5S2I, doi:10.7910/DVN/K7760H, CC BY 4.0), with US Census Bureau 2020 block populations and block equivalency files (public domain). Official figures: Texas Legislative Council (2024 on the 2026 lines); Louisiana, New Jersey, California and Washington election offices (county totals). Certified results transcribed by Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): Maine 2024 by district: 2024 United States presidential election in Maine (revision 1382530995); Indiana county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Indiana (revision 1382505975); Oregon county totals: 2024 United States presidential election in Oregon (revision 1382605746).
District lines: US Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2026 (120th Congress) and 2025 cartographic boundary files (119th Congress), public domain.
Members: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0).
Counties: US Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary file (public domain); 2024 county results summed from the same MEDSL precinct returns, with the official county totals above.
Demographics: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024 (public domain).
2028 candidates: Federal Election Commission (public domain).
Photos: official portraits, public domain (US government); see Photo credits.
PollCheck US. Data through November 5, 2026. Photo credits