CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Beginning in January, Delegate Carol Miller (R-Cabell, 16) will be represent West Virginia in the U.S. House.

Miller won the only Congressional District race in the Mountain State that did not include an incumbent for this 2018 Election Season.

“I’m honored,” she told MetroNews early Wednesday morning. “I’m so excited to get to work to help southern West Virginia.”

Miller’s opponent was state Senator Richard Ojeda, a Democrat who won national attention for his branch of populist politics.

With all precincts reporting, Miller led by 22,271 votes.

Miller, the majority whip in the West Virginia House of Delegates, has served in the House since 2007.

Ojeda, who was first elected to the West Virginia Senate in 2016, was nominated for U.S. House in the May Democratic primary when he received 52 percent of the vote in a race that included three other candidates.

He is a U.S. Army veteran and has made that service a central component of his campaign along with his support for teachers and school service workers in West Virginia who walked off the job for nine days earlier this year demanding better pay and benefits.

“I’m not scared to say what needs to be said,” Ojeda previously told MetroNews. “And I’m not scared to stand up against anybody. I don’t care what your party is.”

After the UMWA rally in Boone County, we packed up and headed home to Logan County! #55Strong pic.twitter.com/MFvAhcVW3L — Richard N. Ojeda, II (@VoteOjeda2020) November 4, 2018

Miller was one of seven candidates in the Republican primary and was nominated with 23.8 percent of the vote.

She has campaigned on her endorsement from President Donald Trump who won in the 3rd District by a 49-point margin in 2016.

What a privilege to share the stage with our president, @realDonaldTrump! I can't wait to get to Congress to work with our president, protect coal, grow our economy, & protect our borders. #MAGA #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/wpcW0R47Wo — Carol Miller (@CarolMillerWV) November 3, 2018

During the campaign, Miller did not respond to multiple interview requests from MetroNews and other media organizations.

Ojeda and Miller did not appear jointly at any debates prior to Election Day.

Former Congressman Evan Jenkins (R-W.Va.) represented the 3rd District in the U.S. House up until Governor Jim Justice temporarily appointed him to the West Virginia Supreme Court earlier this year along with former House Speaker Tim Armstead (R-Kanawha).

Both Jenkins and Armstead were candidates for the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Jenkins unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in the May 2018 Primary Election.

In 2014, Jenkins was first elected to the U.S. House when he beat long-time Congressman Nick Rahall (D-W.Va.).

The 3rd Congressional District covers southern West Virginia.

Included in it are the following counties: Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Greenbrier, Lincoln, Logan, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, Webster and Wyoming.