STATE SENATE - DISTRICT 2
State Senate District 2; West Virginia
My vote power
Normal
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: Normal · 63 out of 100
This district covers a large share of its state, so each vote carries about average weight — like a vote in a statewide race. About 102,774 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 ÷ 102,774) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.17, 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.
Normal representation → My vote power: Normal.
Some data is missing, so this rating is based on partial information.
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
Monongalia County native now living in Mannington in Marion County, with a work background in commissioned sales and management and in behavioral and mental health services. He focuses on school funding, Medicaid and rural hospitals, roads and broadband.
Republican · declared
Retired Army sergeant and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran from Fairview in Marion County, with a finance degree, an MBA and a master's in economics. He focuses on jobs, tax cuts and smaller government.
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov