Carol Miller dominated the vote for the Republican nomination for re-election to Congress in the redistricted southern counties.
With 93 percent of precincts reporting, Miller was leading by 33,681 votes. That represented 66 percent of the vote.
Because West Virginia lost population over the past decade, it lost one of its three congressional seats. Lawmakers at the Statehouse decided on a general north-south split for the two remaining districts.
Miller had represented a southern third of the state over the past few years. Now she is running to represent the southern half.
Miller said she had put an emphasis on becoming familiar with communities in the new counties in the district.
“I’m thrilled to be the congresswoman representing the entire southern half of West Virginia,” she said in an election night interview with MetroNews.
She added, “I’m just thrilled to have the opportunity. It’s such an honor.”
If Miller wins the General Election next fall, she’ll start her third term in Congress. She was first elected in 2018 after serving in the state House of Delegates from 2006 to 2018.
Miller had competition from several candidates in the GOP primary this year. Other Republicans running for Congress in the district were Scott Fuller of Kenova, James Edwin Houser of Mount Nebo, Zane Lawhorn of Princeton and Kent Stevens of Milton.
Democrat Lacy Watson is running unopposed in the primary.