West Virginia Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
US Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R) seems a solid favorite to win reelection. The congressional races seem even less competitive.
Governor
Patrick Morrisey (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2028.
Secretary of State
State Auditor
State Treasurer
State Agriculture Commissioner
Attorney General
STATE LEGISLATURE
State House of Delegates - (Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus)
State Senate - (Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus)
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2026:
Shelley Moore Capito (R)* - (Campaign
Site)
Rachel Fetty Anderson (D) - Ex-Morgantown City Councilwoman & Attorney
S. Marshall Wilson (C) - Ex-State Del., National Guard Officer & '20/'24 Gov Candidate
SENATE ELECTION 2030:
Jim Justice (R)* - (Campaign Site)
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
Carol Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Vince George (D) - Retired Public Policy Analyst
Isaiah Rucker (I) - MAGA Activist
District 2
Riley Moore (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ace Parsi (D) - Political Organizer
Pat Carney (I)
Chris Whitcomb (I) - Business Consultant
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)
Unity Party of West Virginia (U)
West Virginia Working Families Party (WF)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
State Election 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
WBOY TV-12 (NBC - Clarksburg)
WCHS TV-8 (ABC - Charleston) / WVAH TV-11 (FOX - Charleston)
WDTV TV-5 (CBS - Bridgeport/Weston)
WOWK TV-13 (CBS - Charleston/Huntington)
WSAZ TV-3 (Charleston/Huntington)
WVPC - West Virginia Public Broadcasting (PBS / NPR)
TelemundoDC: West Virginia (Spanish)