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U.S. House · West Virginia's 1st District

West Virginia's 1st Congressional District, covering the northern and eastern parts of the state including Huntington and Morgantown.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Carol Miller, projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Carol Miller118,75057.1%
Vince George82,36139.6%
Belinda Fox-Spencer6,9043.3%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Carol Miller (R) defeated Larry Jackson in the Republican primary on May 12, 2026 with 72.0% of the vote. Vince George defeated Britta Aguirre in the Democratic primary with 53.0% of the vote.[1]

On the November 3 ballot · 3 candidates

Carol MillerRINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative (since 2019)Full profile →Vince GeorgeDFull profile →Belinda Fox-SpencerConstitution PartyFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[33][34]

    Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted no on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15).

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[29][30][31]

    Voted no on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted no on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted no on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs.

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted yes on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted no on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Vince George
    Mixed[6]

    His campaign site says immigration enforcement is important and also that ICE is violating people's rights and he will fight due-process violations.

  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted no on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][23]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted no on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies.

  • Vince George
    Supports[3]

    Supports Medicare for All or a single-payer public option covering everyone.

  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[16][17][18][24][25]

    Voted yes on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Vince George
    In their own words[6]
    “I also believe in a free market that allows renewable energy to expand in West Virginia if that’s what businesses want to do.”

    On his campaign site

  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[32]

    Voted no on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Vince George
    Supports[3]

    Supports more than doubling the federal minimum wage to at least $15 per hour.

  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[28]

    Voted no on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[24]

    Voted no on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Vince George
    In their own words[6]
    “I’ll fight to make childcare more affordable and strengthen rural public transit systems.”

    On his campaign site

  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Carol Miller
    Recorded votes[26][27]

    Voted no on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted no on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Bar transgender women and girls from women's and girls' school sports

  • Carol Miller
    Supports[12]

    Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.

  • Vince George
    —
  • Belinda Fox-Spencer
    —

Research notes & limits

Isaiah Rucker withdrew as an independent candidate before the general election and was excluded. Federal key votes and FEC finance totals for Rep. Miller are added separately by script. Fox-Spencer's campaign website was not located and Vince George has no campaign site on file; their biographies rely on Ballotpedia, candidate survey answers and news.

Sources · 41

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
  2. 2.Carol Miller (West Virginia) · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Vince George · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Belinda Fox-Spencer · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Miller Joins Newsmax's National Report to Discuss Tariffs · Office of Rep. Carol Miller · 2025-02-04 Official record
  6. 6.Platform | Vince George for Congress · Vince George for Congress (campaign site) Candidate's own words
  7. 7.About · Office of Rep. Carol Miller (house.gov) Official record
  8. 8.Committees and Caucuses · Office of Rep. Carol Miller (house.gov) Official record
  9. 9.Carol Miller · e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia Reference
  10. 10.Carol Miller (West Virginia) · Ballotpedia Reference
  11. 11.West Virginia's 1st District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  12. 12.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.H.R. 722, the Life at Conception Act (Life at Conception Act) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  17. 17.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  35. 35.Vince George · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey Candidate's own words
  36. 36.Vince George wins Democratic nod in US House District 1 race · WCHS-TV (Associated Press) News report
  37. 37.U.S. House · West Virginia's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report
  38. 38.Belinda Fox-Spencer · Ballotpedia Reference
  39. 39.Belinda Fox-Spencer, Independent, W.Va. 1st Congressional District Candidate · WCHS-TV News report
  40. 40.West Virginia Candidate List · Ballot Access News · 2026-08-01 News report
  41. 41.U.S. House · West Virginia's 1st District results 2026 · NBC News News report