
Trump's Clout Factors Into U.S. House Races In W.Va., Nebraska
Newsy
West Virginia's election is the first of five primaries in which two incumbent U.S. House members will face off.
Roads, bridges and former President Donald Trump are on West Virginia and Nebraska voters' minds as they choose congressional candidates in Tuesday's Republican primary elections.
Two incumbent GOP congressmen who have taken dramatically different approaches to their time in office are facing off in West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, one of the most-watched U.S. House primaries on the day's ballot. Reps. David McKinley and Trump-backed Alex Mooney were pitted against each other after West Virginia lost a congressional seat based on the results of the 2020 U.S. census.
Throughout West Virginia on Tuesday, voters were heading to polling places at schools, churches and public libraries.