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West Virginia's at-large congressional district existed between 1913 and 1917, during a period when the state failed to enact a redistricting plan that allowed for a new sixth district. Such a plan was adopted for the 1916 elections , making the at-large seat obsolete.
Three U.S. Representatives elected in western districts of Virginia also went to Congress in 1861: Jacob B. Blair, William G. Brown, and Kellian V. Whaley. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 1861, as one of its first acts, the Restored Government began the process of creating the new state of West Virginia, which was achieved in 1863.
Following is a list of current and former courthouses of the United States federal court system located in West Virginia.Each entry indicates the name of the building along with an image, if available, its location and the jurisdiction it covers, [1] the dates during which it was used for each such jurisdiction, and, if applicable the person for whom it was named, and the date of renaming.
West Virginia's 1st congressional district; West Virginia's 2nd congressional district; West Virginia's 3rd congressional district; West Virginia's 4th congressional district; West Virginia's 5th congressional district; West Virginia's 6th congressional district
District boundaries as they were defined during the second West Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1872. District 12 was added. [4] 1891 District 13 was added. When Mingo County split off from Logan County in 1895, it remained in District 7. [5] [6] 1901 District boundaries as defined by House bill No. 235. Districts 14 and 15 were added. [7 ...
For most of the 20th century, the Democratic vote in the cities was enough to keep the district in Democratic hands. However, West Virginia Democrats tend to be somewhat more socially conservative than their counterparts in the rest of the nation, and the district has been swept up in the growing Republican trend in the state at the national level.
The second district as originally formed in 1863 included Taylor, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Tucker, Barbour, Upshur, Webster, Pocahontas, Randolph, Pendleton, Hardy, Hampshire, Berkeley, and Morgan counties (Jefferson county's status in the state was still in dispute, and Grant and Mineral counties were still part of other counties, but the modern territory of all was also included).
Bob Ashley (R-11th District) Summers County. Virginia Mahan (D-27th District) Taylor County. Jeffery Tansill (R-42nd District) Tucker County. Debbie Stevens (R-46th District) Tyler County. Roger Romine (R-6th District) Upshur County. Bill Hamilton (R-39th District) Wayne County. Don Perdue (D-17th District) Webster County. Joe Talbott (D-36th ...