West Virginia 1st District
Carol Miller (R) holds this seat and is running again. 3 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
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Carol Miller
Republican · holds this seat today
ALiberty Score AOn the liberty side in 119 of 125 votes and bills.
Raised $2,036,643 since January 2025: 71% from PACs and other committees, 27% from people, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Vince George
Democrat · former teacher and public servant, Democratic nominee
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for George, and what George has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 31. A grade needs 4.
Raised $311,586 since January 2025: 91% the candidate’s own money, 8% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Voting in West Virginia: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
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A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Vince George, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for George, so the grade above comes from this list: what George has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Lists a Medicare-for-all option among his health care priorities on his campaign home page.
“expanding affordable healthcare access, including a Medicare-for-all option”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Government-run health care for all is against liberty on free markets.
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His campaign site says that if elected he would fight to double the federal minimum wage.
“If elected, I will fight to double the federal minimum wage.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Doubling a legal minimum wage is a government price floor on labour, against liberty on free markets.
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Says reducing the military budget by even 1% and reallocating the money could address domestic needs.
“Reducing our military budget by even 1% and reallocating those funds could help address these needs.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Cutting the defence budget is against liberty on defense.
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Says immigration enforcement is important but that ICE is violating people's rights and overreaching in West Virginia.
“ICE is violating people's rights, engaging in federal overreach, and encroaching on West Virginia's local communities.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He backs enforcement in principle and criticises ICE conduct without naming deportation or abolition, so the words do not settle a side.
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His campaign site says immigration enforcement is important, before criticising how ICE operates.
“Immigration enforcement is important.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing enforcement of immigration law is the with side, though his next sentence criticises ICE.
Also on the ballot
Belinda Fox-Spencer (Constitution).
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