HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 88
Delegate District 88; 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 17,517 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 ÷ 17,517) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.35, measured against a statewide vote in WV (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, 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
Democratic · declared
A retired park ranger who lives in Augusta, Hampshire County. She holds a bachelor's degree from West Virginia University and is active in the Democratic Party, serving on its state executive committee.
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Delegate for Hampshire and Mineral counties in the 88th District, living in Romney. A retired U.S. Navy engineering duty officer with two MIT degrees, he works on infrastructure, technology and veterans' affairs.
Records: Environment and Public Health 3 against, Anti-Corruption 2 against, Corporate Accountability 1 for,
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov