West Virginia State House District 50

Current seat holder: William J. Vest (Republican).

Matthew Anderson

Mathew Anderson has worked for the last 13 years as a special education teacher and is also a small business owner. Anderson says he feels the West Virginia Legislature should be doing more to ensure ordinary people in West Virginia feel supported by the government. To gain support, Anderson has been attending local events, going door-to-door and talking with members of the community. Anderson says his priorities include clean water and helping to make healthcare affordable for West Virginians. Anderson ran unopposed in the primary and will face Constitution Party candidate Stacey Hensley and Independent candidate Tom Louisos in the general election on Nov. 3.

· Ballotpedia (secondary source)

“What I can see is that she consistently votes for her donors and consistently votes for corporate interests,” (wvva.com)

Stacey Hensley

Stacey Hensley (Constitution Party) is a 2026 candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates representing District 50 (Fayette County) on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

Tom Louisos

William Thomas "Tom" Louisos II (Independent) is a former Fayette County Commissioner (2019–2024) and small business owner in Oak Hill running for the West Virginia House of Delegates in District 50 (Fayette County). His father, Tom Louisos Sr., served 22 years in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

· Candidate campaign website & Ballotpedia (secondary source)

Campaign site

“I advocated for and successfully ended the arbitrary spending of the Coal Reallocated Fund along with ending the use of the excise tax so those particular monies would be better utilized to support Fayette County.” (Tom Louisos Campaign Website)