2026 West Virginia Senate election ← 2024 November 3, 2026 2028 →
West Virginia Senate Status of the incumbents: Republican incumbent Democratic incumbentCircular inset (District 17):special election
The2026 West Virginia Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, alongside the other2026 United States elections .[ 1] West Virginia Senate to serve a four-year term.[ 2]
As of October 14, 2025, there were 31 active candidacies for the 2026 state senate election.[ 3]
This election will take place alongside races forU.S. Senate ,U.S. House ,state house , andnumerous other state and local elections .
Partisan background [ edit ] According to data fromDave's Redistricting , 2024 Republican presidential nomineeDonald Trump won everyWest Virginia Senate district in the2024 presidential election .[ 4]
Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] Phillip D. Surface[ 3] Kenneth D. Matthews Jr.[ 3] Travis Willard Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] Jeff Disibbio, Democratic nominee for this district in2024 [ 3] Mark R. Maynard , incumbent senator since 2015[ 3] Robert "Rocky" Seay, Democratic nominee for this district in2016 [ 3] The District 7 seat up in 2026 has been vacant since the resignation ofMichael B. Stuart in October 2025. Stuart, first elected in2022 , was appointed General Counsel to theU.S. Department of Health and Human Services .[ 5]
T. Kevan Bartlett , incumbent senator since 2025[ 3] Steven Eshenaur, veteran and physician[ 3] Lance V. Wheeler, Republican primary candidate for this district in2014 [ 3] Chase Linko-Looper, Mountain nominee for governor in2024 [ 3] Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] Official campaign Web sites [ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] ^ Phillip's seat is up in 2028. He has not filed a candidacy for 2028 as of October 14, 2025, but has filed a candidacy for 2026.
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