Pocahontas County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for West Virginia Senate and West Virginia House and more, and where they stand on housing, schools and health care.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Pocahontas 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.
Pocahontas County is split across 2 West Virginia House districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia House: 2 districtsDistricts 46, 66
West Virginia House District 46Sarah Umberger (D) · Jeff Campbell (R)
Sarah Umberger
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Strengthening public education
- Accessible and affordable health care
- Addressing rising costs
About Sarah Umberger
Umberger is a longtime Greenbrier County resident and former teacher who has worked with children with special needs, per the campaign site. She has served as a board member for Carnegie Hall and the United Way and has volunteered in community programs providing clothing, food and housing assistance, per the campaign site. She is the wife and mother of combat veterans, per the campaign site.
Jeff Campbell
Jeff Campbell works as a teacher and radio broadcaster and represents Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, per the West Virginia Legislature. Campbell chairs the House Public Education Committee and holds degrees from Concord College and Concord University, per the West Virginia Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Sarah Umberger (Democrat), Jeff Campbell (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 46. Jeff Campbell 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 66Danielle M. Dougherty (D) · Jonathan B. Kyle (R)
Danielle M. Dougherty
Danielle M. Dougherty is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 66 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Jonathan B. Kyle
Jonathan B. Kyle is the Republican delegate for West Virginia House District 66, representing Pocahontas and Randolph counties. Kyle works as a real estate investor and holds a Bachelor of Accounting from Marshall University, per the West Virginia Legislature. No campaign website was found as of September 21, 2026.
Danielle M. Dougherty (Democrat), Jonathan B. Kyle (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 66. Jonathan B. Kyle 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 11Kevin Leon Carpenter (D) · Bill Hamilton (R)
Kevin Leon Carpenter
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports investing in local infrastructure, schools, and broadband access
- Supports affordable healthcare and economic opportunity for working families
- Supports increasing government transparency
About Kevin Leon Carpenter
Kevin retired after 28 years of service at the West Virginia Department of Tax and Revenue and is now a small business owner, per the campaign site.
Bill Hamilton
Bill owned and operated an independent insurance agency before retirement, per the campaign site, and was named Agent of the Year in 2001 by the Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia. He served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 2003 to 2018 and has served in the state Senate since 2018, including as Senate Majority Leader from 2018 to 2025, per the campaign site.
Kevin Leon Carpenter (Democrat), Bill Hamilton (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 11. Bill Hamilton 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 Pocahontas County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Pocahontas 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?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for West Virginia are listed on the West Virginia election hub. West Virginia election hub →
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