HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 3
Delegate District 3; West Virginia
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026 · General election
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. Decisiveness: how likely this race is to be close, based on past results or current analyst ratings, plus the number of candidates.
Representation: High · 71 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 18,069 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(1,778,373 ÷ 18,069) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.21, measured against a statewide vote in WV (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: Unknown
No analyst ratings or past results for this contest yet.
High representation → My vote power: High.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information and capped at "High".
About this office
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates
Independent · declared
A union electrician from the Wheeling area in Ohio County. He is president of IBEW Local 141 and of the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, and focuses on workers' rights, healthcare access and infrastructure.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Delegate for Brooke and Ohio counties in the 3rd District, first elected in 2022 while a West Liberty University political science senior. He is vice chair of the House Higher Education Committee and works on vocational education.
Records: Labor Rights 2 against, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for, 1 against, Anti-Corruption 1 against,
Democratic · declared
A business executive and youth coach from Wellsburg in Brooke County. A West Virginia University graduate in music education and psychology and a former union apprentice, he focuses on jobs, schools and broadband.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov