2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
West Virginia races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on West Virginia's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House and statewide ballot measures.
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: wv.omniballot.us.
Not included: state legislature; local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
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U.S. Senator
Statewide
- Rachel Fetty Anderson · Democratic
- Shelley Moore Capito · RepublicanIncumbent
- S. Marshall Wilson · Constitution
U.S. House
West Virginia has 2 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Belinda Fox-Spencer · Constitution
- Vince George · Democratic
- Carol Miller · RepublicanIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Riley Moore · RepublicanIncumbent
- Ace Parsi · Democratic
Statewide ballot measures
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Amendment 1: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment
Statewide ballot measure
Would amend Article IV, Section 1 of the West Virginia Constitution to state that only citizens of the United States who are citizens of West Virginia may vote in elections held in the state.
Voting in West Virginia
- Registration deadline
- The voter registration deadline was Tuesday, October 13, 2026. West Virginia has no same-day registration.
- Early voting
- Early voting in person runs from 13 days before the election through Saturday, October 31, 2026 (the 3rd day before the election) at the county courthouse, an annex or designated community voting locations.
- ID at the polls
- NCSL category as of 2024: Non-photo ID requested (non-strict). Rules may have changed since; confirm with the official site.
Check your registration and sample ballot (wv.omniballot.us)
Sources
- 2026 Elections Calendar (West Virginia Secretary of State, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
- Voter identification laws in the United States (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for West Virginia (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.