West Virginia State House District 26 (unopposed)

Current seat holder: Matthew Rohrbach (Republican).

Matthew Rohrbach

Matthew Alan Rohrbach is the Republican incumbent representing District 26 in the House of Delegates. Rohrbach was born in Huntington and attended Marshall University and the Marshall University School of Medicine before completing an internship at the University of Tennessee, a residency at the University of Kentucky and a fellowship at East Tennessee State University. Rohrbach is a physician and is an owner and partner of Huntington Internal Medicine Group. He currently serves as speaker pro tempore and deputy speaker. During his legislative career, Rohrbach has sponsored and supported legislation involving health care, insurance and taxes. During the 2025 session, bills associated with Rohrbach included insurance coverage legislation, sales tax exemptions for hygiene and infant products and penalties for child abuse. Rohrbach won reelection in 2024 without opposition. In the 2026 Republican primary, he defeated Andrew Garrett Lowry, receiving about 61.8% of the vote. Rohrbach is the only candidate on the November general election ballot for District 26.

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“I am in favor of tax-based incentives for employers to train their potential and current workforce to better their productivity and careers. I believe that a true partnership between education and workforce will lead to outstanding opportunities for not only our young people but our current workforce.” (Ballotpedia (Campaign Themes))
“The region has always been known as one of the safest communities in the country. I want to do all that I can to keep it that way. We must empower our law enforcement officials with the tools, training and resources they need to fight this challenge while continuing to increase the educational efforts in our schools about the effects of drug abuse.” (Ballotpedia (Campaign Themes))
“The cornerstone of this campaign is to take control of the issues that we face as a community. Pro-Business minded leadership at the state level has been needed and I am that leader. I believe that we, as a state, do not provide the necessary incentives for a business to locate here let alone prosper. This must be changed.” (Ballotpedia (Campaign Themes))