FAYETTE COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Election officials have released the official list of candidates who have filed to run for public office in Fayette County during the 2026 election cycle.
Non-partisan races will be decided during the Primary Election on May 12, 2026. Winners of partisan races will advance to the General Election in November 2026.
Below is the list of candidates by office and party affiliation, as filed.
U.S. Senate
Democratic candidates
- Thornton Cooper
- Rachel Fetty Anderson
- Jeffrey V. Kessler
- Rio Phillips
- Zachary Shrewsbury
Republican candidates
- Shelley Moore Capito – Incumbent
- Alexander Gaaserud
- Janet McNulty
- David Purkey
- Tom Willis
U.S. House of Representatives
Democratic candidates
- Britta “Brit” Aguirre
- Vince George
Republican candidates
- Larry Jackson
- Carol Miller – Incumbent
State Senate – Senatorial District 9
Democratic candidate
- Christy Cardwell
Republican candidates
- Michael Louis Antolini
- Rollan Roberts – Incumbent
- Adam Vance
State Senate – Senatorial District 10
Democratic candidate
- Kent Gilkerson
Republican candidates
- Jonathan Comer
- Vince Deeds – Incumbent
- Robert Shirley Love
House of Delegates – District 45
Democratic candidate
- Joseph Golden
Republican candidate
- Eric Brooks – Incumbent
House of Delegates – District 50
Democratic candidate
- Mathew Anderson
Republican candidates
- David “Elliott” Pritt – Incumbent
- Christopher Ratliff
House of Delegates – District 51
Democratic candidate
- Colby A. Lopez
Republican candidates
- Marshall W. Clay – Incumbent
- Dan Hill
- Cy Persinger
House of Delegates – District 52
Democratic candidates
- Seth Adkins
- Joyce Brown
- Michelle Harper
Republican candidate
- Tresa Howell – Incumbent
State Executive Committee – Female
Senatorial District 9
- Democratic: Christina Baisden, Christy Cardwell
- Republican: Michele R. Davis, Theresa Dennison, Emilee Helton
Senatorial District 10
- Democratic: Carol F. Evans, Terri A. Rodebaugh, Selina Vickers
- Republican: Debra Bowman, Sue McKinney, Benjean Rapp
State Executive Committee – Male
Senatorial District 9
- Democratic: Tristin Kinningham, David G. Thompson
- Republican: Will Davis, Brian Helton
Senatorial District 10
- Democratic: Gabe Pena, Devin C. Spinks
- Republican: JL “Danny” Campbell, Austin Haynes, Dan Hill, Frank W. Tuckwiller, Jack David Woodrum
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals (Unexpired Terms)
Division 1 – Non-partisan
- Laura V. Faircloth
- Todd A. Kirby
- HL “Kirk” Kirkpatrick
- Martin P. “Red Hat” Sheehan
- Gerald Titus – Incumbent
Division 2 – Non-partisan
- Tom Ewing – Incumbent
- Bill Flanigan
Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals
Non-partisan
- Jim Douglas
- Dan Greear
Circuit Court Judge – Unexpired Term
Non-partisan
- Evan Dove
- Sam Fox – Incumbent
- Brandon L. Gray
- Larry Harrah
- Ray “Wes” Toney
County Commission – New Haven
Republican candidates
- Christopher Burford
- Barry Crist
- Teresa Pullen Dorsey
Assessor – Unexpired Term
Republican candidates
- Babette Hess
- Tara Tyree – Incumbent
Congressional District Executive Committee – District 1
Female
- Democratic: Christina Wright
Male
- Democratic: Danny Wright
- Republican: Austin Lee Haynes
Senatorial District Executive Committee
District 9 – Female
- Democratic: Christina Wright
District 9 – Male
- Democratic: Danny Wright
- Republican: John Brenemen
District 10 – Male
- Republican: Austin Haynes, Jessie R. Linville
Delegate District Executive Committee – District 45
Male
- Republican: John Brenemen
County Executive Committee – Female
New Haven
- Democratic: Pamela Garrison, Selina Vickers
- Republican: Teresa Pullen Dorsey, Olivia Burford Massile, Outhelia “Sue” Taylor
Plateau
- Democratic: Debbie Bush, Attie Lee, Christina F. Wright
- Republican: Mary Beaumont, Babette Hess
Valley
- Democratic: Lisa E. Keffer, Susan E. Williams
- Republican: Nancy Pennington, Tara Tyree
County Executive Committee – Male
New Haven
- Democratic: Thomas E. Ingles
- Republican: Christopher D. Burford, Randy Prince
Plateau
- Democratic: Jerry L. Allen, Chris Pennington, Charles A. Smallwood Jr., Matthew D. Wender
- Republican: Austin Haynes, Robert Shirley Love, William J. Vest
Valley
- Democratic: Dennis J. Keffer Jr.
- Republican: Dan Hill, Greg Ingram
Board of Education – Non-partisan
New Haven
- Pat Gray
Plateau
- Diane Callison
- Chris Pennington
- Gary W. Ray
Valley
- Joe B. Groom
Conservation District Supervisor
Non-partisan
- Randy Prince
