HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 86
Delegate District 86; 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 16,691 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 ÷ 16,691) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.57, 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
Mayor of Wardensville since 2018, who has also served on the Hardy County school board. She taught family and consumer science in Virginia for more than 30 years and owns a Wardensville restaurant; her priorities include funding public schools, clean water and affordable housing.
Republican · declared
A Hardy County commissioner since 2021 and a financial advisor who founded Legacy Financial, LLC. A Shepherd University graduate with an MBA from Wake Forest University, he focuses on growth, jobs and small business development.
Records: Government Efficiency 1 for
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov