The Winner
If you live in West Virginia's 1st U.S. House District, you will continue to be represented in Congress by Rep. Carol Miller (R-WV), who has been declared the winner of the 2026 congressional race, according to the Associated Press.
Miller took about 57.1% of the vote to about 39.6% for Democrat Vince George, according to official results from the West Virginia Secretary of State's Office as of Nov. 10. That is a margin of about 17 points, or about 36,366 votes.
The seat stays in Republican hands. The winner is based on the Associated Press call, and the vote figures are preliminary and may change until the state certifies them.
The Race
George, the Democratic opponent, reached the general election ballot by winning the May 12 Democratic primary. Belinda Fox-Spencer, listed as Other, finished third with about 3.3% of the vote. Cook Political Report rated the seat Solid R, and Inside Elections rated it Solid Republican.
West Virginia's 1st Congressional District has a population of about 877,100 residents, according to Geographies data for the district. Its median household income is about $54,400, and its median age is about 44, with about 22.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher.
The district is about 91.2% white, 3.3% Black, 1.4% Hispanic, and 0.6% Asian, with an unemployment rate of about 5.5% and about 18.8% of residents below the poverty line.
The district covers 28 counties, according to the West Virginia Legislature, starting alphabetically with Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, and Clay.
What's Next
Miller is set to take office on Jan. 3, 2027. Miller introduced the Stronger Start for Working Families Act, which would lower the earned-income threshold for the refundable Child Tax Credit from $2,500 to $1, according to the Office of Congresswoman Carol Miller, which reported the bill's introduction on Sept. 4.
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