WV ISSUES

WTAPMay 13, 2026 PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) – Incumbent Delegate Scot Heckert is reacting after losing Tuesday’s Republican primary to challenger Melissa McCrady in West Virginia’s House District 13 race. The results are still unofficial at this time, but pre-certified votes suggest a 26% gap between the two candidates. “The results went not like a lot…

West Virginia WatchAmelia Ferrell Knisely and Lori KerseyMay 13, 2026 Speaker Hanshaw Vows, “We will remember.” Fourteen incumbent House members are projected to lose their primary races, including some who were at odds with the governor. Tuesday’s election night shook up the West Virginia House of Delegates with a projection of 14 Republican incumbents losing…

Mountaineer Journalby George LujackJanuary 17, 2026 CLARKSBURG — West Virginia state Sen. Tom Willis filed paperwork with the West Virginia Secretary of State to run for the U.S. Senate, launching a Republican primary challenge against Sen. Shelley Moore Capito before a press conference in Clarksburg. Willis, a Republican from Berkeley County, framed his candidacy as a…