West Virginia House District 2
Previous Election Results
| 1996 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Wise | Democratic | 141,551 | 68.9% |
| Greg Morris | Republican | 63,933 | 31.1% |
| 1996 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Wise | Democratic | 81,340 | 85.5% |
| Howard Swint | Democratic | 13,762 | 14.5% |
| 1998 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Wise | Democratic | 99,357 | 73.0% |
| Sally Kay | Republican | 29,136 | 21.4% |
| John Brown | Libertarian | 7,660 | 5.6% |
| 1998 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bob Wise | Democratic | 52,059 | 86.2% |
| Beth Taylor | Democratic | 4,539 | 7.5% |
| Wendel Turner | Democratic | 3,795 | 6.3% |
| 2000 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 108,769 | 48.5% |
| Jim Humphreys | Democratic | 103,003 | 45.9% |
| John Brown | Libertarian | 12,543 | 5.6% |
| 2000 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Humphreys | Democratic | 37,810 | 43.3% |
| Martha Walker | Democratic | 22,985 | 26.3% |
| Ken Hechler | Democratic | 21,451 | 24.5% |
| Beth Taylor | Democratic | 5,141 | 5.9% |
| 2002 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 98,276 | 60.0% |
| Jim Humphreys | Democratic | 65,400 | 40.0% |
| 2002 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Jim Humphreys | Democratic | 31,597 | 51.4% |
| Margaret Workman | Democratic | 29,888 | 48.6% |
| 2004 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 147,676 | 57.5% |
| Erik Wells | Democratic | 106,131 | 41.3% |
| Julian Martin | Mountain pty | 3,218 | 1.3% |
| 2004 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Erik Wells | Democratic | 35,265 | 53.6% |
| Christopher Turman IV | Democratic | 18,912 | 28.8% |
| Howard Swint | Democratic | 11,581 | 17.6% |
| 2006 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 94,110 | 57.2% |
| Mike Callaghan | Democratic | 70,470 | 42.8% |
| 2006 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mike Callaghan | Democratic | 19,155 | 37.1% |
| Mark Hunt | Democratic | 16,906 | 32.8% |
| Richie Robb | Democratic | 15,543 | 30.1% |
| 2006 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 29,031 | 100.0% |
| 2008 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 147,334 | 57.1% |
| Anne Barth | Democratic | 110,819 | 42.9% |
| 2008 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Anne Barth | Democratic | 66,112 | 62.8% |
| Richard Robb | Democratic | 30,177 | 28.6% |
| Thornton Cooper | Democratic | 9,068 | 8.6% |
| 2008 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 42,476 | 100.0% |
| 2010 House General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 126,814 | 68.5% |
| Virginia Lynch Graf | Democratic | 55,001 | 29.7% |
| Phil Hudok | Constitution | 3,431 | 1.9% |
| 2010 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Virginia Lynch Graf | Democratic | 29,579 | 100.0% |
| 2010 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Moore Capito | Republican | 27,958 | 100.0% |
| 2012 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Howard Swint | Democratic | 22,563 | 48.3% |
| William McCann | Democratic | 13,668 | 29.2% |
| Dugald Brown | Democratic | 10,514 | 22.5% |
| 2012 House Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Shelley Capito | Republican | 35,088 | 83.0% |
| Jonathan Miller | Republican | 4,711 | 11.1% |
| Michael Davis | Republican | 2,495 | 5.9% |
Demographic Data
| Population | 602,243 |
| Percentage White | 94.4% |
| Percentage Black | 3.6% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Percentage Asian | 0.5% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 1.0% |
| Percentage Other Race | 0.2% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 0.8% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 93.9% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 3.6% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 0.9% |
| Median Household Income | $33,198 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 34.0% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 | 14.8% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 | 38.3% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 38.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 39.7% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.2% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 7.8% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 14.6% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 43.6% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 16.2% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 29.1% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 26.0% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 17.0% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 54.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 21.9% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.3% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.3% |
