Claim: West Virginia women have chance for sweep in US House races.
Verdict: SUPPORTS

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title: 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: the state, has been represented by Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito since 2001. Although Moore Capito faced serious challenges to her re-election in 2006 and 2008, she was not seen as vulnerable this year. The Congresswoman faced Democratic nominee Virginia Lynch Graf and Constitution Party candidate Phil Hudok in the general election, whom she was able to defeat in an overwhelming landslide to win a sixth term in Congress. Incumbent Democratic Congressman Nick Rahall had represented this conservative-leaning district, based in the southern portion of the state, since he was initially elected in 1976. Rahall had not faced many serious

title: 2014 United States Senate election in West Virginia
text: Shelley Moore Capito. It was the thirteenth U.S. Senate election that involved two major party female nominees in U.S. history. Capito defeated Tennant and became the first female Senator elected in West Virginia's history as well as the first Republican elected to the Senate from West Virginia in 58 years. Not only was the 27.4 percent margin the largest for a Republican in a statewide race in West Virginia history, but Tennant's 34.5 percent was the lowest ever recorded for a Democrat in a Senate race in West Virginia. The results of this election were a near complete flip from

title: West Virginia's 3rd congressional district
text: Trump defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton (wife of Bill Clinton, who carried the district by significant margins in the 1992 and 1996 presidential elections), by a massive margin of 72.5% to 23.3%. Election results from presidential races: The Third District as originally formed in 1863 included Kanawha, Jackson, Mason, Putnam, Cabell, Clay, Wayne, Logan, Boone, Braxton, Nicholas, Roane and McDowell counties. It was essentially the successor of Virginia's 12th congressional district. In 1882, the district was reformed of Logan, Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer, Raleigh, Boone, Kanawha, Fayette, Clay, Nicholas, Greenbrier, Monroe, Summers, Webster, Pocahontas, and Upshur counties. In 1902, Logan, Wyoming, McDowell,

title: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: Pendleton, Putnam, Randolph, Roane, Upshur, and Wirt counties, including the cities of Charleston and Martinsburg. The incumbent was Republican Alex Mooney, who had represented the 2nd district since 2015. He defeated Marc Savitt in the Republican primary on May 10, 2016. Mark Hunt, a former Democratic state representative, won the Democratic primary. The 3rd district was located in southern West Virginia and consisted of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster, and Wyoming counties, including the cities of Huntington and Beckley. The incumbent was Republican Evan Jenkins, who had represented

title: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: expressed some interest in running for Senate, he later declared he would not run. He filed for re-election to his House seat on January 15, 2014. Glen Gainer III, the West Virginia State Auditor, sought the Democratic nomination unopposed. Republican Shelley Moore Capito, who had represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, won her seventh term in Congress with almost 70 percent of the vote in 2012. She announced that she would not run for re-election, so that she could run for the United States Senate seat held by retiring Democrat Jay Rockefeller. In 2014, Democrat Nick Rahall, who

title: 2006 United States Senate election in West Virginia
text: the 2000 election, Republican Shelley Moore Capito, the daughter of Former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., won a surprise victory over Democrat Jim Humphreys for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat to the United States House of Representatives. She would become the first Republican in West Virginia to hold a Congressional office for more than one term since her father in 1969. Before these two major victories for national and West Virginia Republicans, it was difficult to find a Republican who could mount a formidable campaign against Democrats running for public office in West Virginia. President Bush won

title: Shelley Moore Capito
text: ran for governor in 2000, Capito ran as a Republican in the open seat in West Virginia's 2nd district, which was anchored in Charleston and stretched from the Ohio River in the west to the Eastern Panhandle, which borders with Virginia and Maryland. She narrowly defeated the Democratic nominee, lawyer Jim Humphreys, 48%–46%. She was the first Republican to represent West Virginia in Congress since 1983, as well as the first woman elected to Congress from West Virginia who was not the widow of a member of Congress. She won re-election to a second term, defeating Humphreys in rematch 60%–40%.

title: Ruth Rowan
text: garnered 72% of the vote, despite the endorsement of a well-funded challenger by several popular state and local elected officials. Ruth Rowan Ruth Rowan (born September 12, 1948) is an American politician from the U.S. state of West Virginia. She is a member of the Republican Party and is currently the West Virginia House of Delegates member from the 57th District, which represents parts of Mineral County and Hampshire County in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle. In 2004 she defeated the embattled House Delegate Jerry Mezzatesta for his seat after he was embroiled in a political scandal in 2003-2004. Rowan was

title: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: the 3rd district since 2015. Former United States Secret Service agent Matt Detch was the Democratic nominee. 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. Representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held

title: 2008 United States Senate election in West Virginia
text: of Former West Virginia Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr., won a surprise victory over Democrat Jim Humphreys for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District seat to the United States House of Representatives. She is the first Republican in West Virginia to hold a Congressional office for more than one term since her father (1957–1969). Before these two major victories for national and West Virginia Republicans, it was difficult to find a Republican who could mount a formidable campaign against Democrats running for public office in West Virginia. President Bush won West Virginia again in the 2004 presidential election over John F.

title: Elections in West Virginia
text: 2016 elections, the Republicans held on to their seats and made gains in the State Senate and gained three statewide offices. West Virginia's U.S. Senators are Joe Manchin, a Democrat, and Shelley Moore Capito, a Republican. All three seats in the United States House of Representatives are occupied by Republicans Evan Jenkins, David McKinley, and Alex Mooney. Republicans also maintain strong positions in the state legislature, while Democrats hold most local and state offices. West Virginia also has a very strong tradition of union membership. Democratic politicians in the state are typically more conservative than the national party, especially on

title: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the three U.S. Representatives from the state of West Virginia, one from each of the state's three congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on May 10. The 1st district was located in northern West Virginia and consisted of Barbour, Brooke,

title: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: Shelley Moore Capito, who has represented West Virginia's 2nd congressional district since 2001, won a rare primary challenge. She defeated Michael Davis, and Jonathan Miller, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Howard Swint won the Democratic nomination to challenge Capito. He defeated Dugald Brown and William McCann. Thornton Cooper, a lawyer, had also considered seeking the Democratic nomination, but did not file paperwork to run. During the general election, Capito won her seventh term to Congress with almost 70% of the vote. Democrat Nick Rahall, who had represented West Virginia's 3rd congressional district since 1993, ran for

title: 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: Doddridge, Gilmer, Grant, Hancock, Harrison, Marion, Marshall, Mineral, Monongalia, Ohio, Pleasants, Preston, Ritchie, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Wetzel, and Wood counties, including the cities of Parkersburg, Morgantown, Wheeling, Weirton, Fairmont, and Clarksburg. The incumbent was Republican David McKinley, who had represented the 1st district since 2011. McKinley expressed an interest in running for Governor of West Virginia, but announced that he would run for re-election to the U.S. House. Former State Delegate Mike Manypenny won the Democratic nomination. The 2nd district was located in central West Virginia and consisted of Berkeley, Braxton, Calhoun, Clay, Hampshire, Hardy, Jackson, Jefferson, Kanawha, Lewis, Morgan,

title: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: covers the central part of the state. Incumbent Democrat Nick Rahall defeated Republican Kim Wolfe, the Sheriff of Cabell County. This district covers the southern part of the state. 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the state of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated

title: 2014 United States Senate elections
text: He announced on January 11, 2013 that he would not seek re-election to a sixth term. Secretary of State Natalie Tennant won the Democratic nomination. On November 26, 2012, Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore Capito announced her plans to run for the seat, in hopes of becoming the first Republican Senator elected from West Virginia since 1956. Moore Capito won the Republican nomination and the general election, the first woman to serve as United States Senator from West Virginia. Three-term incumbent Republican Mike Enzi had been re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2008. Enzi sought re-election. Liz Cheney, daughter of

title: 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: remains unchanged although "CQ Politics" had forecasted district 2 to be at some risk for the incumbent party. , this is the last time that Democrats won a majority of congressional districts from West Virginia. Democratic incumbent Alan Mollohan ran unopposed. CQ Politics ranked the race as 'Safe Democrat'. Republican incumbent Shelley Moore Capito (campaign website) won against Democratic nominee Anne Barth (campaign website), a longtime former aide to U.S. Senator Robert Byrd. CQ Politics ranked the race 'Leans Republican'. The Rothenberg Political Report considered it 'Republican Favored'. The Cook Political Report considered it 'Likely Republican'. In 2006, Capito was

title: Saira Blair
text: and within our budget." Saira Blair Saira Blair (born July 11, 1996) is an American student and politician from Martinsburg, West Virginia, notable as the youngest person elected to state or federal office in the United States upon her election in 2014. In November 2014, aged 18, she was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 59th district, which is based in the Eastern Panhandle and encompasses portions of Berkeley County and Morgan County. She is a member of the Republican Party. Blair, who studied economics and Spanish at West Virginia University, deferred her spring semesters to

title: Anna Johnson Gates
text: She remained politically active after women gained the right to vote and established herself as a successful voice for the Democratic Party in her area of West Virginia. She served as associate chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Kanawha County in 1920. In July 1922, Gates announced her candidacy for a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. Her election would make her the first women to hold a seat in the West Virginia Legislator. Gates was a trailblazer with her accomplishments as a female legislator in West Virginia in the 1920s. During her first speech as a

title: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia
text: 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia were held on November 7, 2006 to determine who will represent the state of West Virginia in the United States House of Representatives. West Virginia has three seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms. Incumbent Democrat Alan Mollohan defeated Republican Chris Wakim, a State Delegate. This district covers the northern part of the state. Incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito defeated Democrat Mike Callaghan, a U.S. Attorney. This district