Английская Википедия:2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsWV The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in West Virginia was held on November 4, 2014, to elect the three U.S. representatives from West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts.

Republicans won control of every congressional district in West Virginia for the first time since the 61st Congress ended in 1911.

Representatives are elected for two-year terms. Those elected served in the 114th Congress from January 2015 until January 2017. Шаблон:Toclimit

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2014
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	242,823	55.26%	3	+1
	Democratic	182,484	41.53%	0	-1
	Libertarian	7,682	1.75%	0	–
	Independents	6,399	1.46%	0	–
Totals		439,388	100.00%	3	—

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:Шаблон:Party color"|	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:Шаблон:Party color"|
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	92,491	63.90%	52,109	36.00%	137	0.10%	144,737	100%	Republican hold
District 2	72,619	47.08%	67,687	43.88%	13,944	9.04%	154,250	100%	Republican hold
District 3	77,713	55.35%	62,688	44.65%	0	0.00%	140,401	100%	Republican gain
Total	242,823	55.26%	182,484	41.53%	14,081	3.21%	439,388	100%

District 1

Шаблон:See also Incumbent Republican David McKinley, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election.

Republican primary

While McKinley had expressed some interest in running for Senate, he later declared he would not run. He filed for re-election to his House seat on January 15, 2014.

Candidates

Nominee

• David McKinley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Glen Gainer III, State Auditor

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David McKinley (R)	Glen Gainer (D)	Undecided
YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	276	± 10%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 53%	25%	22%

District 2

Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:See also Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who had represented the district since 2001, won her seventh term in Congress with almost 70 percent of the vote in 2012. She announced that she would not run for re-election, so that she could run for the United States Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Jay Rockefeller.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Alex Mooney, former chairman of the Maryland Republican Party and former Maryland State Senator

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Fluharty, veteran, investigator and Eastern Panhandle resident
• Steve Harrison, state senator
• Charlotte Lane, former state delegate, former United States International Trade Commissioner and nominee for West Virginia Attorney General in 1996
• Jim Moss, Putnam County resident
• Ken Reed, pharmacy owner from Berkeley Springs
• Ron Walters, Jr., son of State Delegate Ron Walters

Declined

• Tim Armstead, Minority Leader of the West Virginia House of Delegates
• Shelley Moore Capito, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
• Larry Faircloth, former state delegate (running for the state senate)
• Betty Ireland, former Secretary of State of West Virginia
• Patrick Lane, state delegate
• Bill Maloney, businessman and nominee for governor in 2011 and 2012
• Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General of West Virginia
• Eric Nelson, state delegate
• Suzette Raines, state delegate (running for the state senate)
• Charles Trump, attorney

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nick Casey, former chairman of the West Virginia Democratic Party

Eliminated in primary

• Meshea Poore, state delegate

Declined

• Matt Dunn, attorney
• Steven Gower, Weston resident
• Doug Skaff, state delegate
• Herb Snyder, state senator
• Rod Snyder, president of the Young Democrats of America
• Erik Wells, state senator

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alex Mooney (R)	Nick Casey (D)	Other	Undecided
YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	348	± 7%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 45%	44%	–	11%
Public Opinion Strategies*	August 10–12, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 40%	28%	13%	19%
Tarrance Group (R-Mooney)	May 20–22, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 43%	31%	15%	11%

District 3

Шаблон:Infobox election Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall, who had represented the district since 1977, ran for re-election after having considered running for the Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nick Rahall, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Richard Ojeda, veteran

Republican primary

For the Republicans, State Senator Evan Jenkins, who switched parties in July 2013, ran for the seat against Rahall. On switching parties, Jenkins stated that: "West Virginia is under attack from Barack Obama and a Democratic Party that our parents and grandparents would not recognize." In 2012, West Virginia's 3rd district went for Mitt Romney 66-32 percent.

State Senator Bill Cole, who had considered a run for the seat himself, was Jenkins' campaign chairman.

Candidates

Nominee

• Evan Jenkins, state senator

Declined

• Bill Cole, state senator
• Rick Snuffer, state delegate and nominee for this seat in 2004 & 2012

Results

Jenkins ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

General election

Campaign

Rahall was considered one of the most "endangered" House Democrats by the House Democratic campaign committee.

Jenkins supported the repeal of Obamacare and pledged to replace it.

As of September 18, 2014, the race was rated a "toss up" by both University of Virginia political professor Larry Sabato, of Sabato's Crystal Ball, and Stu Rothenberg of the Rothenberg Political Report. As of October 2, managing editor Kyle Kondik of Sabato's Crystal Ball said the race was still a toss-up, calling it "Super close, super expensive and super nasty."

A Fox News op-ed opined in October that Jenkins "offers Republicans the most credible nominee the party has had since the mid-'90s. In a race that will see as much advertising by third-party organizations as any House race in the country, the winner will be the candidate who voters believe will do the most to take on President Obama's War on Coal and the EPA."

Through October 6, 2014, 16,340 ads had appeared on broadcast television, the second-highest number of ads of any district in the U.S. By mid-October 2014, it was anticipated that $12.8 million could be spent on ads in the race by Election Day. Rahall outspent Jenkins in the election by a two-to-one ratio.

Time listed a Rahall ad in its article: "Here Are 5 of The Most Dishonest Political Ads of 2014," and The Washington Post ran an article regarding the same Rahall ad entitled: "A sleazy attack puts words in the other candidate's mouth".

Endorsements

Rahall was endorsed by the NRA Political Victory Fund.

The National Right to Life Committee, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, and West Virginians for Life, all of which had previously supported Rahall, supported Jenkins in 2014, and the West Virginia Coal Association endorsed Jenkins in September 2014.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Nick Rahall (D)	Evan Jenkins (R)	Undecided
YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	253	± 10%	45%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 50%	5%
Harper Polling	October 7–8, 2014	657	± 3.82%	44%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 50%	6%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research	May 26–28, 2014	403	± 5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 52%	39%	9%
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research (D-Rahall)	May 12–14, 2014	502	± 4.4%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 52%	39%	9%
DFM Research	April 22–27, 2014	400	± 4.9%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 48%	39%	13%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research	April 15–16, 2014	400	± 5%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 52%	40%	8%
Tarrance Group (R-Jenkins)	March 3–5, 2014	405	± 4.9%	40%	Шаблон:Party shading/Republican align=center| 54%	6%
Harper Polling (R-Jenkins)	October 7–8, 2013	649	± 3.84%	Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic align=center| 46%	42%	12%

Results

Jenkins won the election, defeating incumbent Rahall in November 2014 with 55.3% of the vote to Rahall's 44.7%.

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in West Virginia, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets