HOUSE
West Virginia WV-02 House2024
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
OPEN
Alex Mooney (R)
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Last updated : Mar 6, 2023D +50
R +50
R +22
Race summary
West Virginia state Treasurer Riley Moore, the nephew of GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and grandson of former Gov. Arch Moore, didn’t face serious opposition in his primary contest earlier this year and won the nomination by 25 points.Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Jan 27, 2024
Primary Election: May 14, 2024
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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
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DISTRICT DATA
West Virginia - 02
North: Wheeling, Morgantown, Eastern Panhandle
Population Breakdown
Source: 2020 Census (VAP)
Past Presidential Results from this District
2020 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Aug 23, 2024
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