Boone County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for West Virginia Senate and West Virginia House and more, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Boone County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the West Virginia Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Boone County is split across 2 West Virginia House districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia House: 2 districtsDistricts 31, 32
West Virginia House District 31George C. Barker (D) · Margitta Mazzocchi (R)
George C. Barker
George C. Barker is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 31 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Margitta Mazzocchi
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Says her priorities are protecting families, supporting recovery, and defending freedoms
About Margitta Mazzocchi
Margitta immigrated to Logan County in 1999 and became a U.S. citizen in January 2017, per the campaign site. She serves on the House Health, Finance, and Revenue committees, is Vice Chair of Human Services, and has been appointed to the Foster Care Work Group and the Child Welfare Advisory Committee, per the campaign site.
George C. Barker (Democrat), Margitta Mazzocchi (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 31. Margitta Mazzocchi is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 32Jennifer Bias Bryant (D) · Josh Holstein (R)
Jennifer Bias Bryant
Jennifer's campaign site for House District 32 does not describe her occupation, career, or community service history beyond the tagline 'For the people!', per the campaign site.
Josh Holstein
Josh is running for re-election to the West Virginia House of Delegates under the slogan 'Putting Boone County First'; the campaign site is a script-rendered page with no additional readable biographical or platform text, per the campaign site.
Jennifer Bias Bryant (Democrat), Josh Holstein (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 32. Josh Holstein is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia Senate District 7Cindy Brake (D) · Shawn Legg (Independent) · Zack Maynard (R)
Cindy Brake
Cindy Brake is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 7 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Shawn Legg
Shawn Legg is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 7 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Zack Maynard
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports an "Early into Trades" program for 9th and 10th graders
- Supports pay raises and equipment and training funds for first responders
- Supports the coal and gas energy sectors
About Zack Maynard
Zack is the incumbent state senator for West Virginia Senate District 7, per the campaign site, running on a platform that includes trades training for high school students and pay raises for first responders.
Cindy Brake (Democrat), Shawn Legg (Independent), Zack Maynard (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 7. Zack Maynard is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. West Virginia's 17 senatorial districts each elect two senators on staggered terms; only one seat per district is up in the regular 2026 cycle.
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West Virginia's field is the Secretary of State's candidate database for the November 3, 2026 general election. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12 primary. All 100 House of Delegates districts are up; each of the 17 Senate districts has two senators on staggered terms, so one seat per district is on the ballot, and a few districts also fill an unexpired term. Most judicial and board of education races are nonpartisan and were decided at the May election. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Boone County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Boone County sample ballot 2026: who is running for west virginia senate and west virginia house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in West Virginia?
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