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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.
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).
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
West Virginia's 1st congressional district is currently located in the southern half of the state.. Responding to the census results, the state legislature adopted a new map for the 2022 elections and the following 10 years.
Resigned after being appointed as a judge of US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia. [42] [43] Charles P. Dorr: Republican: March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 3rd: Webster Springs: Webster: Elected in 1896. Retired. [44] [45] Blackburn B. Dovener: Republican: March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1907 1st: Wheeling: Ohio: Elected in 1894.
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.
The district in its final form, from 2013 to 2023. West Virginia's 3rd congressional district is an obsolete U.S. congressional district in southern West Virginia.At various times the district covered different parts of the state, but in its final form included the state's second-largest city, Huntington; included Bluefield, Princeton, and Beckley; and has a long history of coal mining ...
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the two U.S. representatives from the State of West Virginia, one from each of the state's two congressional districts.