United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 15
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 21
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 3 (postmarked); Nov. 9 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in West Virginia took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected three candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's three congressional districts.
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
West Virginia modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: All voters "concerned about their health and safety because of COVID-19" were eligible to vote absentee in the general election. An online absentee ballot request portal was created.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Republican Party held all three congressional seats from West Virginia.
| Members of the U.S. House from West Virginia -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 0 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 3 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the three congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| David McKinley |  Republican |
1 |
| Alexander Mooney | Republican |
2 |
| Carol Miller | Republican |
3 |
Voting in West Virginia
- See also: Voting in West Virginia
Click the links below for more information on West Virginia elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- Governor
- State executive
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
Battleground races
Ballotpedia identified the following West Virginia elections as battlegrounds:
- West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Democratic primary)
- West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2020 (June 9 Republican primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- David McKinley (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Natalie Cline (Democratic Party)
- Shawn Cosner (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)
Did not make the ballot:
- David Moran (Libertarian Party)
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Democratic primary candidates
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Republican primary candidates
- David McKinley (Incumbent) ✔
District 2
General election candidates
- Alexander Mooney (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Cathy Kunkel (Democratic Party)
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- Alexander Mooney (Incumbent) ✔
- Matthew Hahn
District 3
General election candidates
- Carol Miller (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Hilary Turner (Democratic Party)
- Belinda Fox-Spencer (Independent) (Write-in)
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- Carol Miller (Incumbent) ✔
- Russell Siegel
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in West Virginia in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in West Virginia, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| West Virginia | 1st Congressional District | Recognized party | 0 | N/A | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 1/25/2020 | Source |
| West Virginia | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 1,982 | 1% of all votes cast in the last election for the office being sought | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 8/3/2020 | Source |
| West Virginia | 2nd Congressional District | Recognized party | 0 | N/A | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 1/25/2020 | Source |
| West Virginia | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 2,048 | 1% of all votes cast in the last election for the office being sought | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 8/3/2020 | Source |
| West Virginia | 3rd Congressional District | Recognized party | 0 | N/A | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 1/25/2020 | Source |
| West Virginia | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 1,750 | 1% of all votes cast in the last election for the office being sought | $1,740.00 | 1% of annual salary | 8/3/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in West Virginia, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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