 Learn more at citynet.net. There is a race for the second district congressional seat. That's the northern half of West Virginia and the eastern panhandle, and that's because Alex Mooney, who's the current second district representative, vacating that seat. He ran for the, well, he's still the congressman, but he ran for the Republican nomination of the U.S. Senate and lost, so that's an open seat. The Republican running for that seat is Riley Moore, currently the state treasurer. The Democrat is Steve Wendlandt.