# West Virginia's 1st House of Delegates district

West Virginia's 1st House of Delegates district is one of 100 seats in the West Virginia's House of Delegates. It is represented by Republican Pat McGeehan, who has held the seat since 2014.

## Geography

District 1 spans the northernmost part of the Northern Panhandle including most of Hancock County along with the cities of Chester and New Cumberland. The district also spans part of Brooke County along with the city of Weirton, and Colliers. The district is located entirely within West Virginia's 2nd congressional district.

## Recent election results
### 2022
#### Primary elections

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat McGeehan (incumbent) | 2,022 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 2,022 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jack Wood | 1,056 | 100.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 1,056 | 100.0 |

#### General election

West Virginia's 1st House of Delegates district, 2022 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat McGeehan (incumbent) | 4,590 | 75.8 |
| | Democratic | Jack Wood | 1,462 | 24.2 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 6,052 | 100.0 |
| | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) | Republican win (new boundaries) |

## 2020

Prior to the 2020 redistricting cycle, the House of Delegates used multi-member districts.
West Virginia's 1st House district General Election, 2020 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Zatezalo | 8,978 | 35.25 |
| | Republican | Pat McGeehan (incumbent) | 8,165 | 32.06 |
| | Democratic | Jack Wood | 4,307 | 16.91 |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Jones | 4,016 | 15.77 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,466 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2018

West Virginia's 1st House district general election, 2018 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat McGeehan (incumbent) | 6,540 | 30.51 |
| | Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller | 5,277 | 24.62 |
| | Republican | Mark Zatezalo (incumbent) | 5,154 | 24.05 |
| | Democratic | Diana Magnone | 4,463 | 20.82 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,434 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## 2016

West Virginia's 1st House district general election, 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Pat McGeehan (incumbent) | 8,425 | 40.08 |
| | Republican | Mark Zatezalo (incumbent) | 7,030 | 33.44 |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Jones | 5,565 | 26.47 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,020 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 2014

West Virginia's 1st House district general election, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mark Zatezalo | 5,075 | 30.33 |
| | Republican | Pat McGeehan | 4,548 | 27.18 |
| | Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller (incumbent) | 4,198 | 25.09 |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Jones (incumbent) | 2,911 | 17.40 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,732 | 100.0 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## 2012

West Virginia's 1st House district general election, 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Randy Swartzmiller (incumbent) | 9,059 | 36.27 |
| | Democratic | Ronnie Jones (incumbent) | 7,128 | 28.54 |
| | Republican | Carl Thompson | 5,134 | 20.56 |
| | Republican | Justin Bull | 3,655 | 14.63 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 24,976 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |