HOUSE OF DELEGATES - DISTRICT 98
Delegate District 98; 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 17,499 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 ÷ 17,499) ÷ ln(50,000) = 71.36, 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
Republican · Incumbent · declared
Assistant Majority Whip in the House of Delegates and a civil litigation attorney from Charles Town. A fourth-generation Jefferson County resident, he has served on the county's Farmland Protection Board and sits on the Judiciary and Courts committees.
Records: Labor Rights 2 against, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for, 1 against, Anti-Corruption 1 against,
Democratic · declared
Small farm owner from Summit Point in Jefferson County, and a wife and mother active in her community. She says she wants to listen to residents' concerns and work with them on local problems.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov