State facts
- Population
- 1,766,147 (2025 estimate; 1,793,759 in the 2020 Census)
- Seats in the U.S. House
- 2
- State legislature
- Senate: 34 members, 4-year terms
- House of Delegates: 100 members, 2-year terms
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 state population estimates; National Conference of State Legislatures. Checked October 19, 2026.
Who represents West Virginia now
- Governor
- Patrick Morrisey · Republican · since January 2025
- U.S. senators
- Shelley Moore Capito · Republican · since 2015Seat on the Nov. 3 ballot
- James C. Justice · Republican · since 2025
- U.S. House members
- 2 seats · Republican: 2
Sources: National Governors Association (party and start date: Wikidata); congress-legislators (current members of Congress). Checked October 19, 2026.
Voting in West Virginia
From the state election office’s own website. Each answer shows the official wording it comes from.
- Register online
You may apply to register online, in person at your County Clerk's office, or by mail.
Official wording: “You may apply to register to vote or update your information online, in person at your County Clerk’s office, or by mail.” — state election office, page read October 19, 2026
For anything not listed, and to check your registration, see West Virginia’s election office: sos.wv.gov
Ballot measures1
Federal1
Federal candidate lists come from FEC filings. A candidate is marked “on the ballot” once their campaign files a pre-general report or the state’s official candidate list confirms it; others filed for 2026 but may have lost a primary or withdrawn.