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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
State Senate, District 15
What this job does One of your district's two votes in the West Virginia Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve many of the governor's appointments, and put constitutional amendments on the ballot with a two-thirds vote. A term is four years. source: ballotpedia.org
Held today by Darren Thorne (Republican) and Tom Willis (Republican).
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Candidates in the order the West Virginia Secretary of State, Elections Division lists them ↗ . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order.
West Virginia general election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your official sample ballot is the final word on what you will see. Look yours up on the West Virginia Secretary of State: 2026 General sample ballot lookup ↗ .
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