Evan H. Jenkins
Last held office: U.S. House, WV-3 (2015–2018). Ran in 8 elections between 1994 and 2016, winning 8.
Last office: U.S. House, WV-3Born 1960
- Last margin
- +43.9
- Won 2016
- Elections
- 8
- 1994–2016
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Career
Offices held, and every time Jenkins was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Jenkins has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Jenkins won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | U.S. House, WV-3 | General | Won | Matt Detch (D), Zane Lawhorn (L) | 67.9% | R+43.9 | $1.3M | R+48.7 | |
| 2014 | U.S. House, WV-3 | General | Won | Nick J. Rahall II (D) | 55.4% | R+10.7 | $1.7M | — | |
| 2010 | West Virginia State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | West Virginia State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Thomas F. Scott (R) | 64.1% | R+28.1 | — | — | |
| 2002 | West Virginia State Senate, District 5 | General | Won | Thomas F. Scott (R) | 50.2% | R+0.4 | — | — | |
| 1998 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16 | General | Won | Jody G. Smirl (R), Susan Hubbard (D), Jim Ritter (D) | 23.7% | R+2.0 | — | — | |
| 1996 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16 | General | Won | Jody G. Smirl (R), Susan Hubbard (D), Joe Hutchinson (D) | 26.2% | R+0.3 | — | — | |
| 1994 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16 | General | Won | Jody G. Smirl (R), Susan Hubbard (D), Steve Williams (D) | 19.6% | R+0.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Campaign money, 2015–16
- Raised
- $1.3M
- Spent
- $568.7K
- Cash
- $717.4K
Source: FEC filings through Dec 31, 2016Updated Oct 8, 2026, 10:37 AM ET
Seats Jenkins has held
- U.S. House, WV-3 · 2015–2018
- West Virginia State Senate, District 5 · 2002–2014
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 16 · 1994–2000
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Jenkins has run against
- Matt Detch (D) · 2016 election, won
- Nick J. Rahall II (D) · 2014 election, won
- Thomas F. Scott (R) · 2006 election, won
- Jody G. Smirl (R) · 1998 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive
In the polls
Included in 1 poll; Jenkins’s best result was 50% (West Virginia's 3rd District, 2014).
Jenkins’s polls in the database →How we know Jenkins
One person, matched across every source we use.
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET