May 14, 2026 - In West Virginia, Republican Carol Miller and Democrat Vince George will face off in the November general election after both won their primary election races for U.S. House of Representatives District 1 on Tuesday, according to unofficial election results returned on Tuesday evening.

The Associated Press called the race for Miller against her Republican opponent Larry Jackson at 8:11 p.m. As of 10:57 p.m. and with 90% of votes counted, Miller had received 72% of the vote against Jackson’s 27.9%, according to unofficial election results.

In the Democratic primary, the AP called the race for George at 10:56 p.m. after a tight battle with Logan County native Brit Aguirre. With 96% of votes counted, George held 53% of the vote against Aguirre’s 47%.

 Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va. (left), will face Democrat Vince George (right) for her seat in the U.S House of Representatives in the November general election. (Courtesy photos)

Miller has served in the U.S. House since being first elected in 2018. Before coming to federal office, she served in the state House of Delegates for more than 10 years. Jackson — a Wyoming County business owner — was a first-time candidate for office. 

Throughout her time in federal office, Miller has been a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump. She’s supported the Trump Administration’s moves to limit environmental regulations for the coal and oil and gas industries, among others. She stood “in strong support” of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which made historic cuts to food assistance and health care programs that thousands of West Virginians rely on. 

The full effects of that legislation have yet to be felt.

Jackson, per his campaign website, ran his campaign focused on a slew of Republican talking points: protecting “American jobs,” energy independence, cutting “feckless” federal spending, increasing border security, limiting access to abortion and more.

According to filings with the Federal Election Commission, Miller vastly outraised and outspent Jackson this election cycle. Miller’s campaign committee reported raising $1.38 million in net contributions as of March 31. On April 22, Miller reported still having more than $700,000 cash-on-hand from fundraising.

Per the Charleston Gazette-Mail, a majority of Miller’s campaign funds came from political committees as opposed to individuals. Many of those contributions were sourced from the fossil fuel and pharmaceuticals industries.

Jackson, per the FEC, raised about $8,000. He personally loaned his campaign more than $90,000 for the race. He ended his campaign with nearly $24,000 cash-on-hand.

This also marked both and George and Aguirre’s first run for federal office. 

George, a retired public policy analyst and former teacher, grew up in South Charleston. In the early 2000s, he worked to get ballot-status for the state’s Mountain Party. He also spent time advocating for more regulations against mountain top removal and other environmental issues specific to West Virginia.

Aguirre was born and raised in Logan County and works as a community organizer and entrepreneur. Aguirre ran her campaign while vowing against taking any money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. She’s spoken in support of campaign finance reform as well as tax reform and cannabis legalization.

According to the Federal Election Commission, Aguirre raised more than $164,000 for her campaign, a majority of which came from individual contributions. She ended her campaign with nearly $7,500 cash-on-hand.

George, per FEC filings, raised about $16,000 through the election cycle with all but about $1,100 of that coming from individual donations. He also loaned himself $240,000 for the race. He did not report any expenditures to the FEC and ended the campaign with more than $256,000 cash-on-hand.