WEST VIRGINIA

Your complete directory of West Virginia candidates for Governor, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): January 2026 Filing Deadline (Primary Write-Ins): March 2026 Filing Deadline (Third Parties & Independents): August 2026 Filing Deadline (Write-Ins): September 2026 Primary: May 2026

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on July 1, 2025

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Patrick Morrisey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2028.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Kris Warner (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Mark Hunt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Larry Pack (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Kent Leonhardt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
J.B. McCuskey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

U.S. SENATOR:

Shelley Moore Capito (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.
Alex Gaaserud (R) - Logistics Professional, GOP Activist & '24 US Rep Candidate
Tom Willis (R) - State Sen., Businessman & National Guard Lt Colonel
Rio Phillips (D) - Cybersecurity Consultant, Insurance Agent & Ex-Community Organizer

Jim Justice (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2030.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Carol Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Derrick Evans (R) - Ex-State Del., Pardoned Jan 6 Rioter & '24 Candidate
Larry Jackson (R) - Businessman
Dave Sartin (R) - Ffreight Train Conductor, Army Veteran, '20 Gov Candidate & '24 St Sen Candidate
Britta Aguirre (D) - Massage Therapist & Life Coach
Isaiah Rucker (I)

District 2:
Riley Moore (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of West Virginia (C)
West Virginia Democratic Party (D)
Libertarian Party of West Virginia (L)
Mountain Party of West Virginia (M)
West Virginia Republican Party (R)
West Virginia Working Families Party (WF)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Beckley Register-Herald
Black By God / The West Virginian (African-American)
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Braxton Citizens' News
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Clarksburg Exponent and Telegram
Concordia College Concordian
Fairmont Times West Virginian
Fayette Tribune
Hampshire Review
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Lewisburg Mountain Messenger
Lincoln Journal
Logan Banner
Marshall University Parthenon
Martinsburg Journal
Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Montgomery Herald
Morgantown Dominion Post
Mountain State Spotlight
Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Parsons Advocate
Pendleton Times
Pineville Independent Herald
The State Journal (Business News)
Weirton Daily Times
West Virginia Metro News
West Virginia State University Yellow Jacket
West Virginia Watch
WV Metro News
WV News
WV Statewide News
WVU Daily Athenaeum
Weston Democrat
Wheeling News-Register & Intelligencer
Williamson Daily News



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