West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district consists of the northern half of the state, as well as both the Northern Panhandle and most of Eastern Panhandle. It includes Martinsburg, Morgantown, Parkersburg, and Wheeling, along with the smaller cities of Bridgeport, Charles Town, Clarksburg, Fairmont, and Moundsville.

Republican Riley Moore is the representative of the district.

The legislature placed both the previous 1st district congressman David McKinley and the previous 2nd district congressman Alex Mooney in the new 2nd district, setting up a Republican primary race between Mooney and McKinley. The new 2nd was geographically and demographically more McKinley's district, making McKinley the de facto incumbent. However, in the Republican Primary held on May 10, 2022, Mooney, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, easily defeated McKinley, who was endorsed by Democrat Joe Manchin 54% to 36%, with three minor candidates receiving the balance. Mooney then easily won the general election.

History The second district as originally formed in 1863 included Taylor, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Barbour, Upshur, Webster, Pocahontas, Randolph, Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, and Morgan counties (Jefferson county's status in the state was still in dispute, and Grant and Mineral counties were still part of other counties, but the modern territory of all was also included). It was essentially the successor of Virginia's 10th congressional district. The district was unchanged for 1882.

In 1902, the district was changed to Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Taylor, Barbour, Tucker, Randolph, Pendleton, Grant, Hardy, Mineral, Hampshire, Morgan, Berkeley, and Jefferson counties. The district was unchanged for 1916. Taylor was removed for 1934. The district was again unchanged for 1954. In 1962 Upshur, Webster, Pocahontas, and Greenbrier counties were added. In 1972, Lewis, Monroe, Summers, and Fayette were added. In 1982, Barbour was added.

1992 saw the district consist of Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Glimer, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason, Morgan, Nicholas, Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur, and Wirt counties. In 2002, Gilmer and Nicholas were removed and for the election cycle beginning in 2012, Mason was removed.West Virginia Blue Book (pp 535, 2012 edition)

Responding to the 2020 census, the district was reconstituted to contain Barbour, Berkeley, Brooke, Doddridge, Grant, Hampshire, Hancock, Hardy, Harrison, Jefferson, Lewis, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Morgan, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Randolph, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wetzel, and Wood.

Composition For the 118th and successive Congresses (based on redistricting following the 2020 census), the district contains all of the following counties:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST54/CD118_WV02.pdf #CountySeatPopulation1BarbourPhilippi15,3783BerkeleyMartinsburg132,4409BrookeWellsburg21,37317DoddridgeWest Union7,68023GrantPetersburg10,92127HampshireRomney23,64929HancockNew Cumberland28,14531HardyMoorefield14,25133HarrisonClarksburg64,63937JeffersonCharles Town59,78741LewisWeston16,50049MarionFairmont55,80751MarshallMoundsville29,40557MineralKeyser26,86761MonongaliaMorgantown107,71865MorganBerkeley Springs17,64969OhioWheeling41,19473PleasantsSt. Marys7,42877PrestonKingwood34,09983RandolphElkins27,35085RitchieHarrisville8,16791TaylorGrafton16,38893TuckerParsons6,60495TylerMiddlebourne7,91997UpshurBuckhannon23,529103WetzelNew Martinsville13,890107WoodParkersburg83,052

Recent election results from statewide races Year Office Results2008 PresidentMcCain 56% - 41%2012 PresidentRomney 63% - 37%2016 PresidentTrump 68% - 27% GovernorCole 48% - 43% Attorney GeneralMorrisey 55% - 37%2018 SenateMorrisey 48% - 47%2020 PresidentTrump 68% - 31% SenateMoore Capito 69% - 27% GovernorJustice 63% - 29% Attorney GeneralMorrisey 65% - 35% AuditorMcCuskey 67% - 33% Secretary of StateWarner 59% - 41% TreasurerMoore 61% - 39%2024 PresidentTrump 69% - 29% SenateJustice 68% - 29% GovernorMorrisey 63% - 30% Attorney GeneralMcCuskey 68% - 32% AuditorHunt 68% - 32% Secretary of StateWarner 70% - 30%

List of members representing the district Member Party Dates Congress Electoral history District established December 7, 1863 William G. Brown Sr. Union December 7, 1863 – March 3, 1865 Elected in 1863.Retired. George R. Latham Union March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 Elected in 1864.Retired. Bethuel Kitchen Republican March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 Elected in 1866.Retired. James McGrew Republican March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 Elected in 1868.Re-elected in 1870.Retired. John Hagans Republican March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 Elected in 1872.Lost re-election as an independent. Charles J. Faulkner Democratic March 4, 1875 –March 3, 1877 Elected in 1874.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Benjamin F. Martin Democratic March 4, 1877 –March 3, 1881 Elected in 1876.Re-elected in 1878.Lost renomination. John B. Hoge Democratic March 4, 1881 –March 3, 1883 Elected in 1880.Retired. William Lyne Wilson Democratic March 4, 1883 –March 3, 1895 Elected in 1882.Re-elected in 1884.Re-elected in 1886.Re-elected in 1888.Re-elected in 1890.Re-elected in 1892.Lost re-election. Alston G. Dayton Republican March 4, 1895 – March 16, 1905 Elected in 1894.Re-elected in 1896.Re-elected in 1898.Re-elected in 1900.Re-elected in 1902.Re-elected in 1904.Resigned when appointed as a judge of US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia Vacant March 16, 1905 –June 6, 1905 Thomas Beall Davis Democratic June 6, 1905 –March 3, 1907 Elected to finish Dayton's term.Retired. George Cookman Sturgiss Republican March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1911 Elected in 1906.Re-elected in 1908.Lost re-election. William Gay Brown Jr. Democratic March 4, 1911 –March 9, 1916 Elected in 1910.Re-elected in 1912.Re-elected in 1914.Died. Vacant March 9, 1916 –May 9, 1916 George Meade Bowers Republican May 9, 1916 – March 3, 1923 Elected to finish Brown's term.Re-elected in 1916.Re-elected in 1918.Re-elected in 1920.Lost re-election. Robert E. Lee Allen Democratic March 4, 1923 –March 3, 1925 Elected in 1922.Lost re-election. Frank Llewellyn Bowman Republican March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 Elected in 1924.Re-elected in 1926.Re-elected in 1928.Re-elected in 1930.Lost re-election. Jennings Randolph Democratic March 4, 1933 –January 3, 1947 Elected in 1932.Re-elected in 1934.Re-elected in 1936.Re-elected in 1938.Re-elected in 1940.Re-elected in 1942.Re-elected in 1944.Lost re-election. Melvin C. Snyder Republican January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 Elected in 1946.Lost re-election. Harley Orrin Staggers Democratic January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1981 Elected in 1948.Re-elected in 1950.Re-elected in 1952.Re-elected in 1954.Re-elected in 1956.Re-elected in 1958.Re-elected in 1960.Re-elected in 1962.Re-elected in 1964.Re-elected in 1966.Re-elected in 1968.Re-elected in 1970.Re-elected in 1972.Re-elected in 1974.Re-elected in 1976.Re-elected in 1978.Retired. Cleve Benedict Republican January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 Elected in 1980.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Harley O. Staggers Jr. Democratic January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1993 Elected in 1982.Re-elected in 1984.Re-elected in 1986.Re-elected in 1988.Re-elected in 1990.Redistricted to the and lost renomination. Bob Wise Democratic January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2001 Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1992.Re-elected in 1994.Re-elected in 1996.Re-elected in 1998.Retired to run for Governor of West Virginia. Shelley Moore Capito Republican January 3, 2001 –January 3, 2015 Elected in 2000.Re-elected in 2002.Re-elected in 2004.Re-elected in 2006.Re-elected in 2008.Re-elected in 2010.Re-elected in 2012.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Alex Mooney Republican January 3, 2015 –January 3, 2025 Elected in 2014.Re-elected in 2016.Re-elected in 2018.Re-elected in 2020.Re-elected in 2022.Retired to run for U.S. senator. Riley Moore RepublicanJanuary 3, 2025 –presentElected in 2024.

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West Virginia's 2nd congressional district

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