West Virginia's 3rd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in West Virginia's 3rd congressional district, 1976 to 2020: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

West Virginia's 3rd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2020	Carol Miller	Republican	71.3%	42.7
2018	Carol Miller	Republican	56.4%	12.8
2016	Evan Hollin Jenkins	Republican	67.9%	43.9
2014	Evan Hollin Jenkins	Republican	55.4%	10.7
2012	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	54.0%	8.0
2010	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	56.0%	12.1
2008	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	66.9%	33.8
2006	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	69.4%	38.7
2004	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	65.2%	30.4
2002	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	70.2%	40.4
2000	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	91.3%	82.6
1998	Nick J. Rahall II	Democratic	86.6%	73.2
1980	David Michael Staton	Republican	52.7%	5.4
1978	John M. Slack	Democratic	59.2%	18.4
1976	John M. Slack	Democratic	100.0%	—

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carol Miller Won	REP	161,585	71.34%
Hilary Turner	DEM	64,927	28.66%
Total		226,512

2018

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Carol Miller Won	REP	98,645	56.37%
Richard Neece Ojeda	DEM	76,340	43.63%
Total		174,985

2016

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Evan Hollin Jenkins Won	REP	140,741	67.88%
Matthew P. Detch	DEM	49,708	23.98%
Zane R. Lawhorn	LIB	16,883	8.14%
Total		207,332

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in West Virginia's 3rd congressional district?

Carol Miller won in 2020 by 42.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.