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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
U.S. House district for West Virginia
West Virginia's 2nd congressional district consists of the northern half of the state. It contains 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 counties.[3]
The district is currently represented by Alex Mooney , a Republican .
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.[4] Donald Trump , easily defeated McKinley, who was endorsed by Democrat Joe Manchin 54% to 36%, with three minor candidates receiving the balance. [5]
History [ edit ]
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.[6]
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.[7]
Election results from statewide races [ edit ]
List of members representing the district [ edit ]
Member
Party
Dates
Cong
Electoral history
District established December 7, 1863
William G. Brown Sr. (Kingwood )
Unconditional Unionist
December 7, 1863 –
38th
Elected in 1863 .
George R. Latham (Grafton )
Unconditional Unionist
March 4, 1865 –
39th
Elected in 1864 .
Bethuel Kitchen (Martinsburg )
Republican
March 4, 1867 –
40th
Elected in 1866 .
James McGrew (Kingwood )
Republican
March 4, 1869 –
41st 42nd
Elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 .
John Hagans (Morgantown )
Republican
March 4, 1873 –
43rd
Elected in 1872 .Independent .
Charles J. Faulkner (Martinsburg )
Democratic
March 4, 1875 –
44th
Elected in 1874 .run for U.S. senator .
Benjamin F. Martin (Pruntytown )
Democratic
March 4, 1877 –
45th 46th
Elected in 1876 .Re-elected in 1878 .
John B. Hoge (Martinsburg )
Democratic
March 4, 1881 –
47th
Elected in 1880 .
William Lyne Wilson (Charles Town )
Democratic
March 4, 1883 –
48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd
Elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 .Re-elected in 1886 .Re-elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .
Alston G. Dayton (Philippi )
Republican
March 4, 1895 –
54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th
Elected in 1894 .Re-elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 .Re-elected in 1904 .US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Vacant
March 16, 1905 –
59th
Thomas Beall Davis (Keyser )
Democratic
June 6, 1905 –
Elected to finish Dayton's term .
George Cookman Sturgiss (Morgantown )
Republican
March 4, 1907 –
60th 61st
Elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .
William Gay Brown Jr. (Kingwood )
Democratic
March 4, 1911 –
62nd 63rd 64th
Elected in 1910 .Re-elected in 1912 .Re-elected in 1914 .
Vacant
March 9, 1916 –
64th
George Meade Bowers (Martinsburg )
Republican
May 9, 1916 –
64th 65th 66th 67th
Elected to finish Brown's term .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .
Robert E. Lee Allen (Morgantown )
Democratic
March 4, 1923 –
68th
Elected in 1922 .
Frank Llewellyn Bowman (Morgantown )
Republican
March 4, 1925 –
69th 70th 71st 72nd
Elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .
Jennings Randolph (Elkins )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 –
73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th
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 .
Melvin C. Snyder (Kingwood )
Republican
January 3, 1947 –
80th
Elected in 1946 .
Harley Orrin Staggers (Keyser )
Democratic
January 3, 1949 –
81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th
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 .
Cleve Benedict (Lewisburg )
Republican
January 3, 1981 –
97th
Elected in 1980 .run for U.S. senator .
Harley O. Staggers Jr. (Keyser )
Democratic
January 3, 1983 –
98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd
Elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 .1st district
Bob Wise (Clendenin )
Democratic
January 3, 1993 –
103rd 104th 105th 106th
Redistricted from the 3rd district re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 .Re-elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .run for Governor of West Virginia .
Shelley Moore Capito (Charleston )
Republican
January 3, 2001 –
107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th
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 .run for U.S. senator .
Alex Mooney (Charles Town )
Republican
January 3, 2015 –
114th 115th 116th 117th 118th
Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 .Re-elected in 2020 .Re-elected in 2022 .run for U.S. senator .
Recent election results [ edit ]
Historical district boundaries [ edit ]
2003 - 2013
2013 - 2023
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Specific
^ "Bill Status - Complete Bill History" .
^ "West Virginia lawmakers settle on a north-south congressional map, opening up McKinley vs Mooney" . October 14, 2021.
^ "Mooney wallops McKinley in rare matchup of congressional incumbents" . May 11, 2022.
^ West Virginia Blue Book (pp 535, 2012 edition)
^ "Bill Status - Complete Bill History" .
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