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HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 84

Delegate District 84; 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 16,535 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 ÷ 16,535) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.62, 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 lifelong Terra Alta resident in Preston County who works as a sales associate at Dollar General. His priorities are raising the minimum wage, bringing businesses to local communities, and investing more in public education.

Republican · Incumbent · declared

Delegate for Preston County's 84th district and chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, in the House since a 2017 appointment. A paramedic and longtime Fellowsville Fire Department member, he also serves on the Education and Judiciary committees.

Records: Environment and Public Health 3 against, Anti-Corruption 2 against, Labor Rights 2 against,

No Party Affiliation · declared

Source: candidates.wvsos.gov