General election Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 · Local and district races
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State, 2026 General Candidate Listing (accessed Oct 19, 2026). Names are shown as listed by the source. Which district races you see depends on where you live; check yours at GoVoteWV voter lookup (Secretary of State).
| Office | Candidates |
|---|---|
| Courts & justices of the peace | |
| Municipal Judge (city not named in the state listing) | Nick Munoz vs. Adam Strider vs. Brian Bowen |
| City & town offices | |
| Chesapeake Council Member, Division 1 Number of seats: see your ballot | Dona Lacy (R), Van Williams (R), Ronald Petty (D) |
| Chesapeake Council Member, Division 2 Number of seats: see your ballot | Wesley Dillard (R), Regina Bell (D), Paul Liptok (D), Steven Fields (D), Nathan King (No Party Affiliation) |
| Chesapeake Council Member, Division 3 Number of seats: see your ballot | Yancy Ney (R), Jolinda Perdue (R), Mary Ann Saunders (No Party Affiliation) |
| Chesapeake Mayor | Jerry (Ernie) King (D) vs. Melissa Jean Hill (D) |
| Mayor (city not named in the state listing) | Frank Mullens (R) vs. Brian Hunt (R) vs. Amy Goodwin (D) |
| Ward 1 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Kent Rymer (R), Patrick Lee Jones (D) |
| Ward 12 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Ernest Blevins (R), Joseph Jenkins (D) |
| Ward 18 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Jennifer Smith (R), James Elam (D) |
| Ward 2 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Bobby Haas (D), Tommy Spurlock (D) |
| Ward 3 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Kathleen Fox Walker (D), Chuck Overstreet (D) |
| Ward 4 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Laura Marker (R), Jw Jeff Williamson (D), Larry Moore (D) |
| Ward 5 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | David Difilippo (D), Jeanine Faegre (D) |
| Ward 6 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | Bob Lilly (R), Michael Ferrell (D), Karley Walker (D) |
| Ward 8 Council Member Number of seats: see your ballot | John E Golden (R), Linda Suson (R), Bill Horton (D), Malyka Knapp-Smith (D) |
Also on every Kanawha County ballot: U.S. Senate, your U.S. House district, your State Senate and House of Delegates districts, any judicial races and the constitutional amendments.
Copied from the Secretary of State's official 2026 general election candidate listing. Party labels: R = Republican, D = Democratic, L = Libertarian, Mountain = Mountain Party; board of education, magistrate and municipal judge races are nonpartisan. For city council and board of education races the number of seats is not on the list; check your sample ballot.
The Secretary of State notes that not every county enters its county candidates in this listing, so a county race may be missing; your county clerk has the full list. State and federal races are on the state page.
Your exact ballot: GoVoteWV voter lookup (Secretary of State).
One candidate per seat on the list (write-ins may still be possible).
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