United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2014
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The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the three U.S. Representatives from West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts.
Representatives are elected for two-year terms. Those elected will serve in the 114th Congress from January 2015 until January 2017.
Overview
United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2014[1] | |||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats | +/– | |
Republican | 242,823 | 55.26% | 3 | +1 | |
Democratic | 182,484 | 41.53% | 0 | -1 | |
Libertarian | 7,682 | 1.75% | 0 | – | |
Independents | 6,399 | 1.46% | 0 | – | |
Totals | 439,388 | 100.00% | 3 | — |
District 1
Republican David McKinley, who has represented West Virginia's 1st congressional district since 2011, was re-elected in 2012. While McKinley had expressed some interest in running for Senate, he later declared he would not run.[2] He filed for re-election to his House seat on January 15, 2014.[3]
Glen Gainer III, the West Virginia State Auditor, sought the Democratic nomination unopposed.[4]
Primary results
Republican primary results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | David McKinley | 27,589 | 100 |
Democratic primary results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Glen Gainer III | 34,764 | 100 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
David McKinley (R) |
Glen Gainer (D) |
Undecided |
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YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 276 | ± 10% | 53% | 25% | 22% |
Results
West Virginia's 1st Congressional District, 2014[6] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | David McKinley (Incumbent) | 92,491 | 63.90 | |
Democratic | Glen Gainer, III | 52,109 | 36.00 | |
write-ins | 137 | 0.09 | ||
Total votes | 144,737 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 2
Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, won her seventh term in Congress with almost 70 percent of the vote in 2012. She has announced that she will not run for re-election, so that she can run for the United States Senate seat currently held by retiring Democrat Jay Rockefeller.[7]
Republican primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Robert Fluharty, veteran, investigator and Eastern Panhandle resident[8]
- Steve Harrison, State Senator[9]
- Charlotte Lane, former State Delegate, former United States International Trade Commissioner and nominee for West Virginia Attorney General in 1996[10]
- Alex Mooney, former Chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and former Maryland State Senator[11]
- Jim Moss, Putnam County resident[12]
- Kenneth Reed, pharmacy owner from Berkeley Springs[13]
- Ron Walters, Jr., son of State Delegate Ron Walters[14]
- Declined
- Tim Armstead, Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates[9]
- Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)[7]
- Larry Faircloth, former State Delegate (running for the State Senate)[15]
- Betty Ireland, former Secretary of State of West Virginia[9]
- Patrick Lane, State Delegate[9]
- Bill Maloney, businessman and nominee for Governor in 2011 and 2012[16]
- Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia[17]
- Eric Nelson, State Delegate[18]
- Suzette Raines, State Delegate (running for the State Senate)[19]
- Charles Trump, attorney[20]
Results
Republican primary results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Alex Mooney | 12,678 | 36.02 | |
Republican | Ken Reed | 7,848 | 22.30 | |
Republican | Charlotte Lane | 6,358 | 18.06 | |
Republican | Steve Harrison | 3,885 | 11.04 | |
Republican | Ron Walters, Jr. | 2,125 | 6.04 | |
Republican | Jim Moss | 1,684 | 4.78 | |
Republican | Robert Fluharty | 621 | 1.76 | |
Total votes | 35,199 | 100 |
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Declared
- Nick Casey, former Chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party[21]
- Meshea Poore, State Delegate[22]
- Declined
- Matt Dunn, attorney[23]
- Steven Gower, Weston resident[8]
- Doug Skaff, State Delegate[9]
- Herb Snyder, State Senator[24]
- Rod Snyder, President of the Young Democrats of America[25]
- Erik Wells, State Senator[9]
Results
Democratic primary results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nick Casey | 21,646 | 60.62 | |
Democratic | Meshea Poore | 14,061 | 39.38 | |
Total votes | 35,707 | 100 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Alex Mooney (R) |
Nick Casey (D) |
Davy Jones (L) |
Ed Rabel (I) |
Undecided |
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YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 348 | ± 7% | 45% | 44% | – | – | 11% |
Public Opinion Strategies* | August 10–12, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 40% | 28% | 5% | 8% | 19% |
Tarrance Group* | May 20–22, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 43% | 31% | 4% | 11% | 11% |
- * Internal poll for Alex Mooney campaign
Results
West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, 2014[6] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Alex X. Mooney | 72,619 | 47.08 | |
Democratic | Nick Casey | 67,687 | 43.88 | |
Libertarian | Davy Jones | 7,682 | 4.98 | |
Independent | Ed Rabel | 6,250 | 4.05 | |
write-ins | 12 | 0.01 | ||
Total votes | 154,250 | 100 | ||
Republican hold |
District 3
In 2014, Democrat Nick Rahall, who had represented West Virginia in Congress since 1977, ran for re-election to the 3rd District seat, after having considered running for the Senate but instead deciding to run for re-election.[26] Veteran Richard Ojeda ran against Rahall for the Democratic nomination, but lost.[27] Rahall is considered one of the most "endangered" House Democrats by the House Democratic campaign committee.[28][29] Rahall was endorsed by the National Rifle Association's Political Victory Fund.[30]
For the Republicans, State Senator Evan Jenkins, who switched parties in July 2013, ran for the seat against Rahall.[31] Jenkins ran unopposed in the Republican primary.[32] State Senator Bill Cole, who had considered a run for the seat himself, was Jenkins' campaign chairman.[33] Snuffer considered running again, but did not file.[31][34]
In July 2013, Jenkins switched to the Republican Party in preparation for his run at the seat. On switching parties, Jenkins stated that: “West Virginia is under attack from Barack Obama and a Democratic Party that our parents and grandparents would not recognize."[31] In 2012, West Virginia's 3rd district went for Mitt Romney 66-32 percent.[35]
The National Right to Life Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and West Virginians for Life, all of which had previously supported Rahall, supported Jenkins in 2014, and the West Virginia Coal Association endorsed Jenkins in September 2014.[36][37] Jenkins supports the repeal of Obamacare, and states that he would replace the law.[38] He also opposes federal cap and trade restrictions on coal emissions.[39]
As of September 18, 2014, the race was rated a "toss up" by both University of Virginia political professor Larry Sabato, of Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report.[40] As of October 2, managing editor Kyle Kondik of Sabato's Crystal Ball said the race was still a toss-up, calling it "Super close, super expensive and super nasty."[41][42]
Fox News opined in October that Jenkins "offers Republicans the most credible nominee the party has had since the mid-’90s. In a race that will see as much advertising by third-party organizations as any House race in the country, the winner will be the candidate who voters believe will do the most to take on President Obama’s War on Coal and the EPA."[43]
Through October 6, 2014, 16,340 ads had appeared on broadcast television, the second-highest number of ads of any district in the U.S.[44] By mid-October 2014, it was anticipated that $12.8 million could be spent on ads in the race by Election Day.[45] Rahall outspent Jenkins in the election by a two-to-one ratio.[46]
Time magazine listed a Rahall ad in its article: "Here Are 5 of The Most Dishonest Political Ads of 2014," and the Washington Post ran an article regarding the same Rahall ad entitled: "A sleazy attack puts words in the other candidate’s mouth".[47][48]
Jenkins won the election, defeating incumbent Rahall in November 2014 with 55.3% of the vote to Rahall's 44.7%.[49][50]
Primary results
Democratic primary results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Democratic | Nick Rahall | 37,176 | 66.45 | |
Democratic | Richard Ojeda | 18,767 | 33.55 | |
Total votes | 55,943 | 100 |
Republican primary results[5] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Evan Jenkins | 14,374 | 100 |
General election
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Nick Rahall (D) |
Evan Jenkins (R) |
Undecided |
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YouGov | October 16–23, 2014 | 253 | ± 10% | 45% | 50% | 5% |
Harper Polling | October 7–8, 2014 | 657 | ± 3.82% | 44% | 50% | 6% |
Garin-Hart-Yang Research | May 26–28, 2014 | 403 | ± 5% | 52% | 39% | 9% |
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research* | May 12–14, 2014 | 502 | ± 4.4% | 52% | 39% | 9% |
DFM Research | April 22–27, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 48% | 39% | 13% |
Garin-Hart-Yang Research | April 15–16, 2014 | 400 | ± 5% | 52% | 40% | 8% |
Tarrance Group^ | March 3–5, 2014 | 405 | ± 4.9% | 40% | 54% | 6% |
Harper Polling^ | October 7–8, 2013 | 649 | ± 3.84% | 46% | 42% | 12% |
- ^ Internal poll for Evan Jenkins campaign
- * Internal poll for Nick Rahall campaign
Results
West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District, 2014[6] | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Evan Jenkins | 77,713 | 55.35 | |
Democratic | Nick Rahall, II (Incumbent) | 62,688 | 44.65 | |
Total votes | 140,401 | 100 | ||
Republican gain from Democratic |
See also
References
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