2026 West Virginia State

House of Delegates Candidates

The West Virginia State Senate has 100 Districts, with one Delegate in each district. Each Delegate serves for two years. This means that every Delegate goes up for reelection every two years. Elections are held on even years.

Click on the candidate's name to pull up a page on their responses to the Hope survey, voting records, links to their campaign website, and other information.

Use this information to research candidates in your district, and determine their stance on Hope.

Hope Scoring Metric

Very Negative

Has a consistent history of introducing Hope restrictions, voting against the rights for Hope kids, or voting against Hope expansion.

Negative

Sometimes votes for restrictions, against the rights for Hope kids, or voting against Hope expansion.

Neutral

Votes inconsistently for or against the rights for Hope kids, or votes consistently against Hope expansion.

Positive

Sometimes votes for the rights for Hope kids, or votes inconsistently for Hope expansion.

Very Positive

Has a consistent history of introducing Hope improvements, voting for the rights for Hope kids, or voting for Hope expansion.

West Virginia Senate District 1

Shawn Fluharty

(current State Delegate District 5 )

Democrat

Hope Stance: Very Negative

Republican

Hope Stance: Positive

Joe Eddy

Republican

Hope Stance: Unknown

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