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 |
|---|---|
| City & town offices | |
| Council Member (city not named in the state listing) Number of seats: see your ballot | Dana L. Campbell (R), Melissa Weaver (R), Terry Parsons (R), Sean Errett (R), Tom Sheridan (R), Larry Kent Smith (R), Reid Ramey (R), Mark Erwin (R), Jack McLane (R), Kevin Karnes (R), "Gig" Cullifer (R), Barbara Johns Reed (R), Kevin L. Childers (R), Melanie Lacy (R), Shawn Milam (R), Sherry Brown (R), Jody Kaiser (R), Ryan C. Powers (R), Dave Turley (R), Matt Arrowood (R), Michael P Black (R), C.D. Caldwell (R), Marshall D. Ginn (R), Gary Graley (R), Leah Martin Higginbotham (R), Scott R. Morris (R), Jody William Ogle (R), Doug Pierson (R), Zack Cleary (R), Becky Richmond (R), Teresa Harmon (D), Gary Robert Tucker (D), Adam L. Childers (D), Helen L. Martin (D), Drema Ward (Independent), Kalia Dailey (No Party Affiliation), Corey Sergent (No Party Affiliation), Ryan Wheeler (No Party Affiliation), Loyle (Danny) Beaver (No Party Affiliation), Tori Silman (No Party Affiliation) |
| Mayor (city not named in the state listing) | William Wimpy Jones (R) vs. Chuck Nalle (R) vs. Scott Edwards (R) vs. Ronnie Hodges (R) vs. Conrad Cain (D) vs. Whitney Dawn Rose (D) vs. Cam Clendenin (D) vs. Randy Barrett (Independent) vs. Jami Beth Echols (No Party Affiliation) vs. Maranda Raine (No Party Affiliation) |
| Recorder (city not named in the state listing) | David Wayne Mattocks (R) vs. Ashley Craig (R) vs. Linda Gibson (R) vs. Jolita Raine (R) vs. Lynda S. Casto (D) vs. Leilani Dailey (D) vs. Teresa Cook (Independent) |
Also on every Putnam 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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