2026 West Virginia House of Delegates election
November 3, 2026
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The 2026 West Virginia House of Delegates election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other 2026 United States elections.[1] Voters will elect all 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates to serve a two-year term.[2]
As of December 15, 2025, there were 123 active candidacies for the 2026 state house election.[3]
This election will take place alongside races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state senate, and numerous other state and local elections.
Crossover seats
This is a list of delegate seats that were won both by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and a Democratic delegate nominee in the 2024 general election:
| District | Delegate | Residence | Delegate vote[4] |
Presidential vote[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Shawn Fluharty | Wheeling | D+14.6 | R+12.5 |
| 56th | Kayla Young | South Charleston | D+3.8 | R+10.4 |
| 76th | Rick Garcia | Fairmont | D+1.9 | R+18.9 |
Competitive seats
This is a list of delegate seats that either were decided by fewer than 15 points at the 2024 general election, or voted for a 2024 presidential nominee by fewer than 15 points:
| District | Delegate | Residence | Delegate vote[4] |
Presidential vote[5] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th | Shawn Fluharty | Wheeling | D+14.6 | R+12.5 |
| 6th | Jeffrey Stephens | Wheeling | R+12.2 | R+41.4 |
| 24th | Patrick Lucas | Barboursville | R+14.3 | R+12.6 |
| 26th | Matthew Rohrbach | Huntington | R+Unopp | R+14.7 |
| 44th | Bill Roop | Beckley | R+14.2 | R+18.1 |
| 55th | JB Akers | Charleston | R+19.5 | R+11.7 |
| 56th | Kayla Young | South Charleston | D+3.8 | R+10.4 |
| 57th | Hollis Lewis | Charleston | D+9.9 | D+5.1 |
| 67th | Elias Coop-Gonzalez | Elkins | R+9.1 | R+45.7 |
| 70th | Mickey Petitto | Clarksburg | R+12.3 | R+21.3 |
| 75th | Phil Mallow | Fairmont | R+11.3 | R+30.2 |
| 76th | Rick Garcia | Fairmont | D+1.9 | R+18.9 |
| 78th | Geno Chiarelli | Morgantown | R+11.4 | R+17.5 |
| 80th | John Williams | Morgantown | D+17.5 | D+10.5 |
| 82nd | David McCormick | — | R+7.9 | R+5.8 |
| 97th | S. Chris Anders | — | R+8.3 | R+16.7 |
| 99th | Wayne Clark | Charles Town | R+15.9 | R+13.8 |
| 100th | William Ridenour | Harpers Ferry | R+6.8 | R+9.8 |
Appointments
According to §3-10-5 of West Virginia Code, vacancies in the House of Delegates are filled through appointment by the Governor of one of three candidates chosen by the executive committee of the outgoing member's party.[6] Below is a list of appointments made during the 86th Legislature.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Appointee | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departing member | First elected | Incoming member | Appt. date | |||
| 89th | Darren Thorne | 2022 | Rep | David Cannon | January 13, 2025 | [7] |
| 91st | Joseph de Soto (elect) | 2024 | Rep | Ian Masters | January 23, 2025 | [8] |
| 8th | David Kelly | 2018 | Rep | Bill Bell | July 7, 2025 | [9] |
| 48th | Tom Clark | 2024 (appointed) | Rep | Gregory Watt | October 3, 2025 | [10] |
List of districts
District 1
Republican Pat McGeehan was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Pat McGeehan, incumbent delegate since 2014 and minority leader since 2025
District 2
Republican Mark Zatezalo was re-elected in 2024 with 68.25 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Mark Zatezalo, incumbent delegate since 2020[3]
- Anthony Joseph Viola II, businessman[11]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Olivia Dowler, Democratic nominee for this district in 2024[3]
District 3
Republican Jimmy Willis was re-elected in 2024 with 68.83 percent of the vote.
Independent candidates
Filed
- David Cantrell, Democratic nominee for this district in 2024[3]
District 6
Republican Jeffrey Stephens was re-elected in 2024 with 56.12 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jeffrey Stephens, incumbent delegate since 2023[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Cody Morgan Cumpston, Democratic nominee for this district in 2024[3]
District 7
Republican Charles Sheedy was re-elected in 2024 with 67.76 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Charles Sheedy, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
- Devon Tennant, Democratic nominee for this district in 2024[3]
District 8
Republican David Kelly was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He resigned from the House on June 15, 2025, and Bill Bell was appointed to take his place. Bell is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
Candidacy terminated
- Dave Shelton, primary candidate for this seat in 2024 and 2022[3]
District 11
Republican Bob Fehrenbacher was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jeffrey Sandy, former sheriff of Wood County and former West Virginia Homeland Security Secretary[a][12][3]
District 12
Republican Vernon Criss was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Vernon Criss, incumbent delegate since 2016[3]
District 13
Republican Scot Heckert was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Declared
- Scot Heckert, incumbent delegate since 2022[13]
District 14
Republican Dave Foggin was re-elected in 2024 with 76.52 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
District 15
Republican Erica Moore was re-elected in 2024 with 82.04 percent of the vote. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Erica Moore, incumbent delegate since 2023[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Brandi Hall[3]
District 16
Republican primary
Filed
- Joe Parsons, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
District 17
Republican Jonathan Pinson was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
- Stacey Ann Eddy[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Kat Weiland[3]
District 18
Republican Jim Butler was re-elected in 2024 with 71.71 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jim Butler, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 19
Republican Kathie Hess Crouse was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Kathie Hess Crouse, incumbent delegate since 2021[3]
District 20
Republican Sarah Drennan was elected in 2024 with 71.63% percent of the vote. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Sarah Drennan, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
District 21
Republican Jarred Cannon was re-elected in 2024 with 68.99 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
- Carl Dean Caldwell II[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Michael G. Mosteller, Democratic nominee for this district in 2024[3]
District 22
Republican Daniel Linville was re-elected in 2024 unopposed, but he was challenged in that year's Republican primary, winning 51 percent of the vote against Aaron Holley, a 46 vote margin. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Daniel Linville, incumbent delegate since 2018[3]
- Aaron Holley, primary candidate for this district in 2024[3]
District 23
Republican Daniel Linville was re-elected in 2024 with 75.55 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Evan Worrell, incumbent delegate since 2018[3]
District 24
Republican Patrick Lucas was re-elected in 2024 with 57.13 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Patrick Lucas, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 25
Democrat Sean Hornbuckle was re-elected in 2024 with 74.35 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Sean Hornbuckle, incumbent delegate since 2014, minority leader since 2023[3]
District 26
Republican Daniel Linville was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Matthew Rohrbach, incumbent delegate since 2014[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Bryan Keith Adams[3]
District 27
Republican Michael Amos was elected in 2024 with 63.91 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
- William Caudill[3]
District 28
Republican Ryan Browning was re-elected in 2024 with 98.16 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Ryan Browning, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
- Mark Allen Caserta[3]
District 29
Republican Henry Dillon was re-elected in 2024 with 60.78 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Henry Dillon, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 30
Republican Jeff Eldridge was elected in 2024 with 72.22 percent of the vote after defeating incumbent delegate David Adkins in the Republican primary.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Ryan Cledith Elkins[3]
District 34
Republican Mark Dean was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
- Braydan Goff[3]
Potential
- Mark Dean, incumbent delegate since 2016
District 35
Republican Adam Vance was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
- Gregory A. Bishop, former prosecuting attorney of Wyoming County[14][3]
- John Howard Morgan[3]
Potential
- Adam Vance, incumbent delegate since 2022
District 36
Republican David Green was re-elected in 2024 with 74.09 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- David Green, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
District 37
Republican Marty Gearheart was 73.85 re-elected in 2024 with percent of the vote.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Treyvon Shaun Simmons[3]
District 38
Republican Joe Ellington was re-elected in 2024 with 75.23 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Joe Ellington, incumbent delegate since 2010[3]
District 39
Republican Doug Smith was re-elected in 2024 with 81.22 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
Declined
- Doug Smith, incumbent delegate since 2020[15]
Endorsements
- Politicians
- Doug Smith, incumbent delegate since 2020[15]
District 40
Republican Roy Cooper was re-elected in 2024 with 72.79 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Roy Cooper, incumbent delegate since 2013[3]
District 41
Republican Jordan Maynor was re-elected in 2024 with 79.01 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jordan Maynor, incumbent delegate since 2021[3]
District 42
Republican primary
Filed
- Richard D. Jones, judge[3]
Potential
- Brandon Steele, incumbent delegate since 2018
District 43
Republican Chris Toney was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Chris Toney, incumbent delegate since 2018[3]
District 44
Republican Bill Roop was re-elected in 2024 with 57.11 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
Candidacy terminated
- Bobbie Hylton[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
District 45
Republican Eric Brooks was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Eric Brooks, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 46
Republican Jeff Campbell was re-elected in 2024 with 71.13 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jeff Campbell, incumbent delegate since 2023[3]
District 47
Republican Ray Canterbury was elected in 2024 with 71.42 percent of the vote.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Mark Phillips[3]
District 48
Republican Gregory Watt was appointed to this seat on October 3, 2025. Watt succeeded resigning Republican incumbent Tom Clark, who was re-elected in 2024 with 75.44 percent of the vote. Watt is running for re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Gregory Watt, incumbent delegate since 2025[3]
District 50
Republican Elliott Pritt was re-elected in 2024 with 66.42 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Elliott Pritt, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
- Christopher Marcus Ratliff[3]
- William Thomas Louisos II[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
District 51
Republican Marshall Clay was elected in 2024 with 67.08 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Marshall Clay, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Colby Alexander Lopez[3]
District 52
Republican Tresa Howell was elected in 2024 with 60.28 percent of the vote. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Tresa Howell, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
Mountain primary
Filed
- Michael Sigmon[3]
District 53
Republican Tristan Leavitt was elected in 2024 with 59.89 percent of the vote.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Keena Mullins[3]
District 54
Democrat Mike Pushkin was elected in 2024 with 74.89 percent of the vote.
Unaffiliated candidates
Filed
- Tara Nicole Martinez (NPA)[3]
District 55
Republican JB Akers was re-elected in 2024 with 59.75 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
District 57
Democrat Hollis Lewis was elected in 2024 with 54.93 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Hollis Lewis, incumbent delegate since 2023[3]
District 58
Republican Walter Hall was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Walter Hall, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Susan Diane Morgan[3]
District 59
Republican Andy Shamblin was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Andy Shamblin, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 60
Republican Dana Ferrell was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Dana Ferrell, incumbent delegate since 2020[3]
- Christina Knapp[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
- Christopher Balladares[3]
District 61
Republican Dean Jeffries was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Dean Jeffries, incumbent delegate since 2018[3]
- Lewis A. Taylor, nominee for the 40th delegate district in 2016[3]
Democratic primary
Candidacy terminated
- Dorothy Elizabeth Sayre Burcham[3]
District 62
Republican Roger Hanshaw was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Samantha Tanner[3]
District 63
Republican Lori Dittman was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Lori Dittman, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
- Wesley Andrew Self[3]
District 64
Republican Adam Burkhammer was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Adam Burkhammer, incumbent delegate since 2020[3]
District 66
Republican Jonathan Kyle was elected in 2024 with 70.26 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jonathan Kyle, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
District 67
Republican Elias Coop-Gonzalez was re-elected in 2024 with 54.54 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
- Les Mallow[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
District 68
Republican Chris Phillips was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Chris Phillips, incumbent delegate since 2019[3]
District 69
Republican Keith Marple was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Lou Assaro[3]
District 70
Republican Mickey Petitto was re-elected in 2024 with 56.16 percent of the vote. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Mickey Petitto, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
District 71
Republican Laura Kimble was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
- Timothy McNeely[3]
District 73
Republican Bryan Smith was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
Democratic primary
Filed
- Kathleen Anne Ford[3]
District 74
Republican Mike DeVault was re-elected in 2024 with 72.05 percent of the vote. Former delegate Guy Ward is seeking to regain this seat after losing it to DeVault at the Republican primary in 2022.
Republican primary
Filed
District 75
Republican Phil Mallow was re-elected in 2024 with 55.66 percent of the vote. He is running for re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Phil Mallow, incumbent delegate since 2020[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
District 76
Democrat Rick Garcia was elected in 2024 with 50.97 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
- Jon Dodds, Republican nominee for this district in 2024 and 2022[3]
District 77
Republican Joe Statler was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Joe Statler, incumbent delegate since 2020[3]
District 78
Republican Geno Chiarelli was re-elected in 2024 with 55.68 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Geno Chiarelli, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
- Cohen Scott Terneus[3]
District 80
Democrat John Williams was re-elected in 2024 with 58.76 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
- Sawyer Dennison[3]
District 81
Democrat Anitra Hamilton was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. She is seeking re-election.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Anitra Hamilton, incumbent delegate since 2023[3]
District 82
Republican Dave McCormick was elected in 2024 with 53.94 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Dave McCormick, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
District 83
Republican George Street was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- George Street, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 84
Republican D. Rolland Jennings was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Colin Savage[3]
District 85
Republican John Paul Hott was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
Potential
- John Paul Hott, incumbent delegate since 2018
District 86
Republican Bryan Ward was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Bryan Ward, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 87
Republican Gary Howell was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Gary Howell, incumbent delegate since 2010[3]
Democratic primary
Filed
District 90
Republican George Miller was re-elected in 2024 unopposed.
Republican primary
Filed
Mountain primary
Filed
- Joshua Nuckolls[3]
District 91
Republican Ian Masters was appointed to this seat on January 23, 2025 to succeed delegate-elect Joseph de Soto, who was elected as a Republican in 2024 with 76.26 percent of the vote.
Republican primary
Filed
- Christopher D. Clagett[3]
District 92
Republican Michael Hite was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Michael Hite, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 93
Republican Michael Hornby was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Michael Hornby, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 94
Republican Larry Kump was re-elected in 2024 unopposed. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Larry Kump, incumbent delegate since 2022[3]
District 95
Republican Chuck Horst was re-elected in 2024 with 67.38 percent of the vote.
Democratic primary
Filed
- Kara Merill Waldeck[3]
District 96
Republican Lisa White was elected in 2024 with 71.05 percent of the vote. She is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Katie Rose
- Lisa White, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
District 98
Republican Joe Funkhouser was re-elected in 2024 with 65.99 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Joe Funkhouser, incumbent delegate since 2024[3]
Democratic primary
Candidacy terminated
- Marta Maria Beck[3]
District 99
Republican Wayne Clark was re-elected in 2024 with 57.97 percent of the vote. He is seeking re-election.
Republican primary
Filed
- Wayne Clark, incumbent delegate since 2020[3]
See also
- 2026 West Virginia elections
Notes
- ^ Served in these posts as a Democrat, then as an independent.
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