The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the three

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, one from each of the state's 3

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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. Republicans held all of their seats in the West Virginia delegation with increased margins from 2018.

Overview

District 1

The 1st district encompasses the industrial areas of the northern Panhandle including Wheeling, Fairmont, Clarksburg, Morgantown, and

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. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 64.6% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Natalie Cline, computational linguist *Tom Payne, candidate for this seat in 2018

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 2

The 2nd district is located in the central region of the state, stretching from Charleston into the

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. The incumbent is Republican

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, who was re-elected with 53.9% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Matt Hahn *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Cathy Kunkel, energy policy analyst

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses

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, taking in Huntington, Bluefield,

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and Beckley. The incumbent is Republican Carol Miller, who was elected with 56.4% of the vote in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= * Carol Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative *Russell Siegel

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Paul E. Davis *Jeff Lewis *Hilary Turner *Lacy Watson

Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

References

External links

* * * (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters) * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Natalie Cline (D) for Congress

David McKinley (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Cathy Kunkel (D) for Congress

Alex Mooney (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Carol Miller (R) for Congress

Hilary Turner (D) for Congress
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