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Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of elections in the100 largest cities in America by population and thelargest counties that overlap those cities. This encompasses all city, county, judicial, school district, and special district offices appearing on the ballot within those cities. Ballotpedia also covers mayors, city councils, and district attorneys in allstate capitals.

This page includes the following resources:

• Thecity governments covered by Ballotpedia in West Virginia
• An overview oflocal elections in West Virginia
• An overview of theinitiative process in West Virginia

Cities

City government

Click the links in the table below for information about the cities in Ballotpedia'scoverage scope and thecounty governments that overlap those cities:

According to a 2022 study from theU.S. Census Bureau, this state's local governments consist of 55 counties, 231 cities, towns, and villages, and 298 special districts.^[1]

Elections

Click the links below for information about the elections held in each municipality. Please note that this is not a comprehensive list of municipalities that held elections each year in this state;click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's local government coverage scope.

2025

See also:United States municipal elections, 2025 andSchool board elections, 2025

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in West Virginia this year.

2024

See also:United States municipal elections, 2024 andSchool board elections, 2024

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in West Virginia that year.

2023

See also:United States municipal elections, 2023 andSchool board elections, 2023

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in West Virginia that year.

2022

See also:United States municipal elections, 2022 andSchool board elections, 2022

• Charleston, West Virginia -Mayor and city council

2021

See also:United States municipal elections, 2021 andSchool board elections, 2021

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in West Virginia that year.

2020

See also:United States municipal elections, 2020 andSchool board elections, 2020

Ballotpedia did not cover any local elections in West Virginia that year.

Initiative process availability

See also:Laws governing local ballot measures in West Virginia

The only local units of government in West Virginia that make the initiative process available are charter cities, all 108 of which have a mandated process for charter amendment. Charter cities may also authorize initiative for ordinances.^[2]

See also

West Virginia	Municipal government	Other local coverage
West Virginia West Virginia elections, 2025 Public policy in West Virginia Endorsers in West Virginia	Top counties 100 largest cities Current mayors Current council officials	2025 municipal elections School board elections, 2025 Local ballot measure elections in 2025 2025 local judicial elections

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• West Virginia municipal code library
• West Virginia state government website

Footnotes

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