Wetzel 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 Wetzel 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.
Wetzel County is split across 4 West Virginia House districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia House: 4 districtsDistricts 7, 8, 72, 77
West Virginia House District 7Sarah Reggi (D) · Charles R. Sheedy Sr (R)
Sarah Reggi
Sarah Reggi is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 7 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Charles R. Sheedy Sr
Charles R. Sheedy Sr. represents House District 7, covering Marshall and Wetzel counties, and is retired, per the West Virginia Legislature. He lives in Cameron, serves as vice chair of the Local Government Committee, and chairs the interim Veterans' Affairs Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Sarah Reggi (Democrat), Charles R. Sheedy Sr (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 7. Charles R. Sheedy Sr 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 8Steven L. Smith (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Steven L. Smith
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Pro-life
- Pro 2nd Amendment
- Pro family values
About Steven L. Smith
Native of Doddridge County who graduated from WVU in 1983 with a degree in Accounting and earned an MBA from WV Wesleyan in 1987, and passed the CPA exam in 1990, per the campaign site. Coached youth sports at Poca and at Doddridge and lives on a farm in Oxford, WV, per the campaign site. Steven L. Smith is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 8 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Steven L. Smith (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 8; unopposed candidates still appear on West Virginia ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. The Legislature's member roster marks no incumbent seeking this seat. 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 72Clay Riley (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Clay Riley
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Broadband policy improvements
- Economic development policy enhancements
About Clay Riley
Clay is a basketball coach at Lincoln High School and is currently serving as the Delegate for the 72nd District, per the campaign site. He is seeking reelection to the West Virginia House of Delegates, per the campaign site.
Clay Riley (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 72; unopposed candidates still appear on West Virginia ballots, so the race is on the ballot but is not contested. Clay Riley 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 77Patricia Andrea Bunner (D) · Joe Statler (R) · Susan M. Buchser (Write-In)
Patricia Andrea Bunner
Patricia Andrea Bunner is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 77 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Joe Statler
Joe Statler represents House District 77, covering Monongalia and Wetzel counties, and is retired from farming, per the West Virginia Legislature. He chairs the Education Committee and the interim Education and Education Accountability committees. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Susan M. Buchser
Susan M. Buchser is an official write-in candidate for West Virginia House District 77, per the Secretary of State's official write-in candidate list (candidates.wvsos.gov); the name does not print on the ballot and must be written in by the voter. The website listed in her filing, susan4usa.com, carries no 2026 content about this office as of October 30, 2026.
Patricia Andrea Bunner (Democrat), Joe Statler (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 77. Joe Statler 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. Susan M. Buchser is an official write-in candidate for this seat, per the Secretary of State's official write-in candidate list (candidates.wvsos.gov); write-in names do not print on the ballot.
Full race pageWest Virginia Senate District 2Chris Claypole (D) · Toby Heaney (R)
Chris Claypole
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports updating the school funding formula and setting standards for private, charter, and homeschool options
- Supports preserving Medicaid access and expanding PEIA coverage
- Supports upgrading roads, water systems, sewage, and broadband infrastructure
About Chris Claypole
Chris was born and raised in Monongalia County and now lives in Mannington in Marion County, per the campaign site. He splits his time between work in commissioned sales and management and work in the behavioral and mental health field, per the campaign site.
Toby Heaney
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supports granting in-state tuition to veterans regardless of GI Bill status
- Supports legislation to combat predatory claims practices targeting veterans
- Supports eliminating unnecessary occupational licensing requirements
About Toby Heaney
Toby is a retired Army combat veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom who began his military career at 17 and served 24 years, per the campaign site. He holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Fairmont State University, an MBA from the University of Charleston, and a master's degree in economics from West Virginia University, where he is now pursuing doctoral studies, per the campaign site.
Chris Claypole (Democrat), Toby Heaney (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 2. The Legislature's member roster marks no incumbent seeking this seat. 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 Wetzel County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Wetzel County sample ballot 2026: who is running for west virginia house and west virginia senate, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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