WV · How to vote

Voting in West Virginia.

Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the West Virginia Secretary of State at the link.

Official source of record

West Virginia Secretary of State — Elections

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2Live ballot · West Virginia Primary Election · 2026-05-12

Sample of the West Virginia ballot

Pulled live from the Google Civic Information API for a state-capital address. Your specific ballot depends on your address — confirm with the West Virginia Secretary of State.

U.S. SENATE

West Virginia

THORNTON COOPER (DEMOCRAT) · RACHEL FETTY ANDERSON (DEMOCRAT) · JEFFREY V. KESSLER (DEMOCRAT) · RIO PHILLIPS (DEMOCRAT) · +1 more

TOP FUNDEDShelley Moore Capito$5.8Mfec.gov →

U.S. SENATE

West Virginia

SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO (REPUBLICAN) · ALEXANDER GAASERUD (REPUBLICAN) · BRYAN MCKINNEY (REPUBLICAN) · JANET MCNULTY (REPUBLICAN) · +2 more

TOP FUNDEDShelley Moore Capito$5.8Mfec.gov →

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 1

Congressional District 1

BRITTA "BRIT" AGUIRRE (DEMOCRAT) · VINCE GEORGE (DEMOCRAT)

TOP FUNDEDCarol Devine Miller$1.4Mfec.gov →

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - DISTRICT 1

Congressional District 1

LARRY JACKSON (REPUBLICAN) · CAROL MILLER (REPUBLICAN)

TOP FUNDEDCarol Devine Miller$1.4Mfec.gov →

STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 8

State Senate District 8

KIM HUNDLEY (DEMOCRAT)

STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 8

State Senate District 8

T. KEVAN BARTLETT (REPUBLICAN) · STEVEN CARDER ESHENAUR (REPUBLICAN) · LANCE WHEELER (REPUBLICAN)

HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 54

House of Delegates District 54

MIKE PUSHKIN (DEMOCRAT)

STATE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - FEMALE - DISTRICT 8

State Senate District 8

AMANDA ESTEP-BURTON (DEMOCRAT) · VIRGINIA "GINNY" MOLES (DEMOCRAT) · AMANDA M. SHELTON (DEMOCRAT)

+ 6 more contests

State election info →Polling place lookup →

3Federal candidate finance · 2026 cycle

Money in the West Virginia federal races

Top-fundraising candidate per race, sourced live from the FEC OpenFEC API. Click through to fec.gov for full disclosures.

U.S. SENATE

Shelley Moore Capito (R)$5.8Mfec.gov →

Jonathan Derrick Evans (R)$1.1Mfec.gov →

U.S. HOUSE

D1Carol Devine Miller (R)$1.4Mfec.gov →

D2Riley Moore (R)$1.1Mfec.gov →

1FEC OpenFEC API2026-05-03

2District map · TIGER/Line 2025 boundaries

Every district in West Virginia, on one map

Click any congressional, state senate, or state house polygon for the sitting member and a brief description. Toggle layers below the map to see overlapping legislative geography. Source polygons: US Census TIGER/Line 2025.

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true polygons · 2025 vintage · click a district for details1US Census TIGER/Line 20252026-05-03

3Current officeholders

Who represents West Virginia now

Sitting federal members and the governor. Names from Congress.gov (refreshed weekly) and hand-verified state data.

GOVERNOR

Patrick Morrisey (Republican)

U.S. SENATE

Justice, James C. (Republican)· since 2025

Aging

Agriculture, Nutrition, and ForestryConservation, Forestry, Natural Resources, and BiotechnologyFood and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research

Energy and Natural ResourcesEnergyWater and Power

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Recent bills

+2 more on congress.gov

Capito, Shelley Moore (Republican)· since 2015

AppropriationsCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesDepartment of Defense+4

Commerce, Science, and TransportationAviation, Space, and InnovationConsumer Protection, Technology, and Data Privacy+2

Environment and Public WorksChemical Safety, Waste Management, Environmental Justice, and RegulatoryClean Air, Climate, and Nuclear Innovation and Safety+1

Rules and Administration

Recent bills

+2 more on congress.gov

U.S. HOUSE

D1Miller, Carol D. (R)

Ways and MeansHealth

Recent bills

cosponsorH.R. 7622Iran Human Rights, Internet Freedom, and Accountability Act of 20262026-02-20
cosponsorH.R. 7540United States-Israel FUTURES Act of 20262026-02-12
sponsorH.R. 7224Secure Revenue Clearance Channel Act of 20262026-01-22

+2 more on congress.gov

D2Moore, Riley M. (R)

AppropriationsCommerce, Justice, Science, and Related AgenciesLabor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies+1

Recent bills

cosponsorH.R. 8403To amend the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 to modify the definition of food.2026-04-21
sponsorH.R. 8418Know Your Labor Rights Act2026-04-21
sponsorH.R. 8341DEPORT Act of 20262026-04-16

+2 more on congress.gov

1Congress.gov API v32026-05-03

3State legislature

West Virginia legislators

State senators and representatives by district. Names from OpenStates, refreshed weekly. Multi-member districts (e.g. WV, NH, MD, VT, NJ) list all sitting members under the same district.

STATE SENATE · 34 members · 17 districts

D1Ryan Weld (R), Laura Chapman (R)

D2Chris Rose (R), Charles Clements (R)

D3Trenton Barnhart (R), Mike Azinger (R)

D4Amy Grady (R), Eric Tarr (R)

D5Scott Fuller (R), Mike Woelfel (D)

D6Mark Maynard (R), Craig Hart (R)

D7Zack Maynard (R), Rupie Phillips (R)

D8Kevan Bartlett (R), Glenn Jeffries (R)

D9Rollan Roberts (R), Brian Helton (R)

D10Vince Deeds (R), Jack Woodrum (R)

D11Bill Hamilton (R), Robbie Morris (R)

D12Ben Queen (R), Patrick Martin (R)

D13Mike Oliverio (R), Joey Garcia (D)

D14Randy Smith (R), Jay Taylor (R)

D15Tom Willis (R), Darren Thorne (R)

D16Patricia Rucker (R), Jason Barrett (R)

D17Anne Charnock (R), Tom Takubo (R)

STATE HOUSE · 100 members · 100 districts

D1Pat McGeehan (R)

D2Mark Zatezalo (R)

D3Jimmy Willis (R)

D4Bill Flanigan (R)

D5Shawn Fluharty (D)

D6Jeff Stephens (R)

D7Chuck Sheedy (R)

D8Bill Bell (R)

D9Betsy Kelly (R)

D10Bill Anderson (R)

D11Bob Fehrenbacher (R)

D12Vernon Criss (R)

D13Scot Heckert (R)

D14Dave Foggin (R)

D15Erica Moore (R)

D16Joe Parsons (R)

D17Jonathan Pinson (R)

D18Jim Butler (R)

D19Kathie Hess Crouse (R)

D20Sarah Drennan (R)

D21Jarred Cannon (R)

D22Daniel Linville (R)

D23Evan Worrell (R)

D24Patrick Lucas (R)

D25Sean Hornbuckle (D)

D26Matthew Rohrbach (R)

D27Michael Amos (R)

D28Ryan Browning (R)

D29Corby Dillon (R)

D30Jeff Eldridge (R)

D31Margitta Mazzocchi (R)

D32Josh Holstein (R)

D33Jordan Bridges (R)

D34Mark Dean (R)

D35Adam Vance (R)

D36David Green (R)

D37Marty Gearheart (R)

D38Joe Ellington (R)

D39Doug Smith (R)

D40Roy Cooper (R)

D41Jordan Maynor (R)

D42John Jordan (R)

D43Chris Toney (R)

D44Bill Roop (R)

D45Eric Brooks (R)

D46Jeff Campbell (R)

D47Ray Canterbury (R)

D48Greg Watt (R)

D49Stan Adkins (R)

D50Elliott Pritt (R)

D51Marshall Clay (R)

D52Tresa Howell (R)

D53Tristan Leavitt (R)

D54Mike Pushkin (D)

D55J.B. Akers (R)

D56Kayla Young (D)

D57Hollis Lewis (D)

D58Walter Hall (R)

D59Andy Shamblin (R)

D60Dana Ferrell (R)

D61Dean Jeffries (R)

D62Roger Hanshaw (R)

D63Lori Dittman (R)

D64Adam Burkhammer (R)

D65Robbie Martin (R)

D66Jonathan Kyle (R)

D67Elías Coop-González (R)

D68Chris Phillips (R)

D69Keith Marple (R)

D70Mickey Petitto (R)

D71Laura Kimble (R)

D72Clay Riley (R)

D73Bryan Smith (R)

D74Guy Ward (R)

D75Phil Mallow (R)

D76Rick Garcia (D)

D77Joe Statler (R)

D78Geno Chiarelli (R)

D79Evan Hansen (D)

D80John Williams (D)

D81Anitra Hamilton (D)

D82Dave McCormick (R)

D83George Street (R)

D84Buck Jennings (R)

D85John Paul Hott (R)

D86Bryan Ward (R)

D87Gary Howell (R)

D88Rick Hillenbrand (R)

D89David Cannon (R)

D90George Miller (R)

D91Ian Masters (R)

D92Mike Hite (R)

D93Mike Hornby (R)

D94Donald Bennett (R)

D95Chuck Horst (R)

D96Lisa White (R)

D97Chris Anders (R)

D98Joe Funkhouser (R)

D99Wayne Clark (R)

D100Bill Ridenour (R)

Source: openstates.org

3At-a-glance rules

ID requestedExcuse-required absenteeOnline voter registrationAutomatic voter registration

3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-05-03Verify with state SOS →

VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS

West Virginia does not require photo ID. Accepted: driver's license, voter registration card, Medicare/Medicaid card, utility bill, bank statement, or any government document with name.

VOTE BY MAIL

Any registered voter may vote absentee by mail. No excuse required.

3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15

Local elections in West Virginia are administered by your County Clerk / Election Office. For ballot or registration help, contact your county clerk or election office.

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