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2016 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2016 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election?

Alexander X. Mooney won the 2016 West Virginia U.S. House District 2 Election. Alexander X. Mooney received 140,807 popular votes (58.18%). The main challenger was Mark Hunt (41.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Mooney and Hunt

Mooney +16.4 pts · won by 39,600 votes
Alexander X. MooneyRepublicanWINNER58.18%
140,807 votes
Mark HuntDemocratic41.82%
101,207 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.