Last updated: May 11, 2022 at 12:46 a.m. ET
2022 West Virginia primaries
West Virginia is host to this election cycle’s first incumbent vs. incumbent race. The state lost a seat following census reapportionment, pitting Reps. Alex Mooney (R) and David B. McKinley (R) against each other for the GOP nomination in the 2nd Congressional District. Mooney has former president Donald Trump’s endorsement, while McKinley has the support of Gov. Jim Justice (R) and Sen. Joe Manchin III (D).
U.S. House 1st District
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy Watson Watson | 0 | 0% | ||
| Uncontested | ||||
| No results reported. | ||||
Republican primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
incumbent Carol Miller incumbent Miller | 41,571 | 66.4% | ||
| Scott Fuller Fuller | 6,130 | 9.8% | ||
| Zane Lawhorn Lawhorn | 5,461 | 8.7% | ||
| James Houser Houser | 4,836 | 7.7% | ||
| Kent Stevens Stevens | 4,615 | 7.4% | ||
| An estimated 99% of votes have been counted. | ||||
U.S. House 2nd District
Democratic primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Wendell Wendell | 22,010 | 57.2% | ||
| Angela Dwyer Dwyer | 16,493 | 42.8% | ||
| An estimated 98% of votes have been counted. | ||||
Republican primary
| Candidate | Votes | Pct. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
incumbent Alexander Mooney incumbent Mooney | 44,806 | 54.2% | ||
incumbent David McKinley incumbent McKinley | 29,442 | 35.6% | ||
| Susan Buchser-Lochocki Buchser-Lochocki | 3,297 | 4.0% | ||
| Mike Seckman Seckman | 3,049 | 3.7% | ||
| Rhonda Hercules Hercules | 2,062 | 2.5% | ||
| An estimated 98% of votes have been counted. | ||||
