West Virginia WV-02 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Alex Mooney (R)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Jan 25, 2020
Primary Election: May 12, 2020
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Full Bio:
MOONEY, Alex X., a Representative from West Virginia; born in Washington, D.C., June
5, 1971; graduated from Frederick High School, Frederick, Md.; A.B., Dartmouth
College, Hanover, N.H., 1993; unsuccessful candidate for the New Hampshire
state house of representatives, 1992; staff, United States Representative
Roscoe Gardner Bartlett of Maryland, 1993-1995; staff, House Republican
Conference, 1995; member of the Maryland state senate, 1999-2010;
chairman, Maryland Republican Party, 2010-2013; member, Republican National
Committee, 2011-2013; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Fourteenth and
to the succeeding Congress (January 3, 2015-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
Democrats
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DISTRICT DATA
West Virginia - 02
Central: Charleston, Eastern Panhandle
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Mar 13, 2020
Mooney, a former Maryland state senator, trekked across the Potomac River to run for this open seat in 2014, raised more money than all of his primary opponents and won the general 47 percent to 44 percent. Democrats still haven't gotten over his "adoption" of West Virginia. But in 2018, Democrat Talley Sergent spent $673,000 and Mooney still won 54 percent to 43 percent.
Democrats simply aren't competitive anymore in any of the state's three districts. But Republicans are slated to lose a seat when West Virginia condenses from three to two seats after the 2020 Census. The 2nd CD, snaking through the middle of the state, could get chopped up between the 1st and 3rd CDs. In that scenario, Mooney could run for the northern 1st CD if Rep. David McKinley retires.
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