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2026 West Virginia federal ballot

West Virginia votes on a U.S. Senate seat and both U.S. House seats on November 3, 2026.

What else is on your ballot

Federal races only, not governor, state or local contests or ballot measures. West Virginia publishes sample ballots through local election offices rather than one statewide tool, so start at the County Clerk Directory, run by the West Virginia Secretary of State.

The delegation, district by district

3 seats on the ballot
District 1. Carol Miller holds the seat and is on the ballot. 9 candidates on file.District 2. Riley Moore holds the seat and is on the ballot. 7 candidates on file.

Tap or point at a district for the seat and who holds it.

2 Republican

House seats, filled by the party that holds each one today.

Party of the member holding each seat now, never a margin and never a prediction. A hatched district means that member is not on the ballot for it. Boundaries as drawn for the 119th Congress.

How to vote in West Virginia

  • General electionNovember 3, 2026 

Register 21 days before the election.

All dates and rules

West Virginia by the numbers

1.8Mpeople across 2 districts

Median household income$54K to $65K
District 1District 2
Living below the poverty line14.7% to 18.8%
District 2District 1
Without health insurance5.9% to 6.2%
District 1District 2

The lowest and highest of West Virginia's districts, on the national range for each measure. Census American Community Survey 2024 five year estimates.

What this ballot costs

$12M in play

Of every dollar in West Virginia's federal races, 5 cents is outside groups spending on their own, not the campaigns. The Senate seat and the whole House map are on one scale.

Raised by candidatesOutside money
The Senate seat$8.4M
$7.8M raised by candidates$597K outside money
Both House races$3.9M
$3.9M raised by candidates$28K outside money$2M a seat on average

Gifts of $200 or less

$989K8%

Larger individual gifts

$4.4M38%

From PACs

$4.5M39%

Shares of what the campaigns raised themselves. The rest is party money, self funding and transfers.

Incumbents defending a seat

The 3 sitting members defending a seat on this ballot, what they have raised, and the stock trades they have disclosed.

Who is spending on West Virginia

$625K outside money

The groups spending independently on West Virginia's races, by what they have filed. Open a row to see how the money was spent, supporting or opposing each party, and the interest behind the committee.

How far the money traveled

Most of the outside money on West Virginia's races comes from groups whose only filings this cycle are here.

Groups spending in other states too
$238K38%
Groups spending only in West Virginia
$387K62%

Groups filing here

5

The widest one reaches

19states

Independent spending filed on West Virginia's races, by whether the committee is also spending in other states this cycle. A filing records where a group spends, not where its donors live, so this is a measure of reach, never of who paid for it.

Every race on the ballot

Each row names the November ballot on record; the filed count is every candidate on file with the FEC, not counting those who withdrew, retired or died. Each row opens the full field, the money, and the outside spending for that seat.

Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Census context from the American Community Survey, public domain. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.