West Virginia's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Riley M. Moore (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.

West Virginia's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Riley Moore	Republican	70.8%	41.5
2022	Alexander X. Mooney	Republican	65.6%	31.1
2020	Alexander X. Mooney	Republican	63.1%	26.2
2018	Alexander X. Mooney	Republican	54.0%	11.0
2016	Alexander X. Mooney	Republican	58.2%	16.4
2014	Alexander X. Mooney	Republican	47.1%	3.2
2012	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	69.8%	39.5
2010	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	68.5%	38.8
2008	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	57.1%	14.1
2006	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	57.2%	14.4
2004	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	57.5%	16.2
2002	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	60.0%	20.1
2000	Shelley Moore Capito	Republican	48.5%	2.6
1998	Bob Wise	Democratic	73.0%	51.6
1980	Cleveland Keith Benedict	Republican	56.0%	11.9
1978	Harley Orrin Staggers	Democratic	55.3%	10.7
1976	Harley Orrin Staggers	Democratic	73.6%	47.1

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Riley Moore Won	REP	268,190	70.77%
Steven Wendelin	DEM	110,775	29.23%
Total		378,965

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alexander X. Mooney Won	REP	160,493	65.57%
Barry Lee Wendell	DEM	84,278	34.43%
Total		244,771

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Alexander X. Mooney Won	REP	172,195	63.08%
Cathy Kunkel	DEM	100,799	36.92%
Total		272,994

Questions and answers

Who represents West Virginia's 2nd congressional district?

Riley M. Moore (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in West Virginia's 2nd congressional district?

Riley Moore won in 2024 by 41.5 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.