Republican Anne Charnock of Charleston and Democrat Richie Robb of South Charleston are running for the West Virginia Senate District 17 seat, which covers Kanawha County.

A high-ranking Republican had wanted only to curb the unchecked growth of West Virginia’s voucher program, not destroy it. In the ensuing backlash, three PACs — affiliated with the Koch family and Jeffrey Yass — helped defeat him at election time.

West Virginia voters can request mail-in and absentee ballots for the 2026 general election. They can go to the Secretary of State website and download and application, then send it to their county clerk.

Ice cream, games and Cabell County candidates will mix Tuesday for a social event hosted by high school students who hope to attract voters who don’t usually go

A polling firm says an endorsement from West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrsiey could be “toxic” in some legislative races as Election Day approaches.

Republican Tom Takubo of Charleston and Democrat Wes Holden of Sissonville are running for the West Virginia Senate District 17 seat, which covers Kanawha County.

The Democratic candidate for West Virginia's Fourth Senatorial District was struck from the General Election ballot Oct. 16, 2026, under an agreed order filed in the Kanawha County Circuit Court. The Fourth senatorial district serves Mason County and parts of Putnam,