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2026 West Virginia Election: State and County Candidate Tracker

CANDIDATE TRACKER

Note: This list is based on data available on the WV Secretary of State’s website.

Federal Races

U.S. Senate
Democrat
  • THORNTON COOPER — Kanawha County
  • RACHEL FETTY ANDERSON — Monongalia County
  • JEFFREY V. KESSLER — Marshall County
  • RIO PHILLIPS — Kanawha County
  • ZACHARY SHREWSBURY — Mercer County
Republican
  • SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO — Kanawha County
  • ALEXANDER GAASERUD — Wood County
  • BRYAN MCKINNEY — Berkeley County
  • JANET MCNULTY — Berkeley County
  • DAVID PURKEY — Marion County
  • TOM WILLIS — Berkeley County
U.S. House of Representatives, District 1
Democrat
  • BRITTA “BRIT” AGUIRRE — Logan County
  • VINCE GEORGE — Kanawha County
Republican
  • LARRY JACKSON — Wyoming County
  • CAROL MILLER — Cabell County

WV Supreme Court of Appeals

Justice — Unexpired Term, Division 1
Non-Partisan
  • LAURA V. FAIRCLOTH — Berkeley County
  • TODD A. KIRBY — Raleigh County
  • H.L. “KIRK” KIRKPATRICK — Raleigh County
  • MARTIN P. “RED HAT” SHEEHAN — Ohio County
  • GERALD TITUS — Kanawha County
Justice — Unexpired Term, Division 2
Non-Partisan
  • TOM EWING — Fayette County
  • BILL FLANIGAN — Ohio County

Intermediate Court of Appeals

Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals
Non-Partisan
  • JIM DOUGLAS — Kanwaha County
  • DAN GREEAR — Kanawha County

Circuit Court Judges

Circuit Court Judge — Unexpired, District 13 Mercer County
Non-Partisan
  • BRIAN K. COCHRAN
  • ADAM B. WOLFE
Circuit Court Judge — Unexpired, District 15 Fayette County
Non-Partisan
  • EVAN DOVE
  • SAM FOX
  • BRANDON L GRAY
  • LARRY HARRAH
  • RAY “WES” TONEY

State Senate

District 6 Mercer and McDowell Counties
Democrat
  • JOSHUA HAMBY — Mercer County
  • WYATT LILLY — Mercer County
Republican
  • JEFF DISIBBIO — Mercer County
  • MARK R MAYNARD — Wayne County
  • ERIC PORTERFIELD — Mercer County
  • EDWIN RAY VANOVER — Mercer County
District 9 Fayette, Raleigh, and Wyoming Counties
Democrat
  • CHRISTY CARDWELL — Wyoming County
Republican
  • MICHAEL LOUIS ANTOLINI — Raleigh County
  • ROLLAN ROBERTS — Raleigh County
  • ADAM VANCE — Wyoming County
District 10 Fayette, Greenbrier, Summers, Monroe, and Nicholas Counties
Democrat
  • KENT GILKERSON — Monroe County
Republican
  • JONATHAN COMER — Greenbrier County
  • VINCE DEEDS — Greenbrier County
  • ROBERT SHIRLEY LOVE — Fayette County

House of Delegates

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