STATE SENATE - UNEXPIRED - DISTRICT 3
State Senate District 3; West Virginia
My vote power
Below average
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 104,267 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 ÷ 104,267) ÷ ln(50,000) = 63.11, measured against a statewide vote in WV (grades: 66+ high, 33+ normal, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
Decisiveness: None · only 1 candidate
One candidate is running unopposed, so votes can't change the outcome.
Normal representation + an uncontested race → My vote power: Below average.
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
Senator for the 3rd District, covering Pleasants, Ritchie, Wood and part of Wirt counties, and vice chair of the Banking and Insurance Committee. A banker from St. Marys with a bachelor's degree and an MBA from the University of Charleston.
Records: Labor Rights 3 against, Environment and Public Health 2 against, Social Programs and Welfare 1 for, 1 against,
Source: candidates.wvsos.gov