Ohio County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
10 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Ohio County races, led by the Ohio County Commissioner contest.
County offices
CommissionerZach Abraham (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Zach Abraham Republican
Zach Abraham is a small business owner who serves clients across West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, per his campaign site. He has served as an elected member and president of the Ohio County Schools Board of Education since July 2016, was appointed by the Governor of West Virginia to the WV Commission on the Arts in 2019, and serves on the Wheeling Area Chamber of Commerce executive committee and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's Wheeling area advisory council, per his campaign site.
Zach Abraham is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified candidate database.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Ohio County is split across 3 West Virginia House districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia House: 3 districtsDistricts 3, 4, 5
West Virginia House District 3Mike Robinson (D) · Dave Cantrell (Independent) · Jimmy Willis (R)
Mike Robinson Democrat
- Supports broadband, road, and regional infrastructure investment
- Supports published voting records and fiscal tracking for transparency
- Supports teacher pay and vocational program funding
Per the campaign site.
About Mike Robinson
Mike is WVU educated in music and psychology and is a former union apprentice, per the campaign site. He is a lifelong Brooke County resident who has worked as a coach and business executive, per the campaign site.
Dave Cantrell Independent
- Supports protecting workers' rights and safety and restoring prevailing wage
- Supports expanding access to healthcare
- Supports strengthening public schools and fixing the foster care system
Per the campaign site.
About Dave Cantrell
Dave is a union electrician and president of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 141, per the campaign site. He also serves as president of the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly, per the campaign site.
Jimmy Willis Republican Incumbent
Jimmy Willis is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 3 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. Jimmy Willis is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Mike Robinson (Democrat), Dave Cantrell (Independent), Jimmy Willis (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 3. Jimmy Willis is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 4Joe Jividen (D) · Derek Ennis (R)
Joe Jividen Democrat
- Lower everyday costs and expand childcare access
- Restore decision-making authority to counties and communities
- Transparency, fiscal responsibility and a government focused on results
Per the campaign site.
About Joe Jividen
Joe Jividen is a teacher at Wheeling Country Day School and coordinator of its Learning on Location program, per the Wheeling Intelligencer. A Wheeling native with more than 15 years of classroom experience, he holds a master's degree in education from West Liberty University and serves on the board of Holy Family Childcare. This is his first run for public office.
Derek Ennis Republican
Derek Ennis sells air-cleaning products for manufacturing settings, per The Intelligencer. Ennis spent more than 13 years in coal mining safety roles with CONSOL Energy and Murray Energy, and has worked in construction management and as a corporate trainer for mine protection fire brigades, per The Intelligencer. Ennis grew up in West Liberty, graduated from Wheeling Park High School in 1997, and holds a master's degree in safety management from Marshall University, per The Intelligencer. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Joe Jividen (Democrat), Derek Ennis (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 4. The Legislature's member roster marks no incumbent seeking this seat. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 5Karen Shuler Stakem (D) · Beth Hinebaugh (R)
Karen Shuler Stakem Democrat
Karen Shuler Stakem's family has operated the Hole N' Run sporting goods store in Wheeling for 47 years, per The Intelligencer. Stakem is the granddaughter of Thais Blatnik, who served in both the West Virginia House of Delegates and the state Senate, and is the sister of Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin, per The Intelligencer. Stakem previously ran for the Ohio County Board of Education, per The Intelligencer. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Beth Hinebaugh Republican
- Lower taxes
- Less regulation
- Infrastructure investment
Per the campaign site.
About Beth Hinebaugh
Beth Hinebaugh owns and operates several businesses in Wheeling, including Noah's Ark Child Care and Learning Center on Wheeling Island, with her husband Ed, per her campaign site. Hinebaugh is a former Wheeling police officer and a former EMT and firefighter for the Village of Clearview, per her campaign site.
Karen Shuler Stakem (Democrat), Beth Hinebaugh (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 5. The Legislature's member roster marks no incumbent seeking this seat. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Full race pageWest Virginia Senate District 1Shawn Fluharty (D) · Laura Wakim Chapman (R)
Shawn Fluharty Democrat
- Supports gaming legislation that the campaign site says has generated more than $100 million in state revenue
- Sponsors "Raylee's Law," concerning child protection
Per the campaign site.
About Shawn Fluharty
Shawn is the son of a union electrician with IBEW Local 141 and a teacher's aide who worked with children with special needs, per the campaign site. He has served in the West Virginia Legislature for more than a decade after first being elected in 2014, per the campaign site, and has sponsored legislation including "Raylee's Law" concerning child protection, per the campaign site.
Laura Wakim Chapman Republican Incumbent
- Supports reducing and eventually eliminating the state income tax
- Supports school security measures including additional law enforcement hiring and mental health professionals
- Supports lowering prescription drug costs for seniors
Per the campaign site.
About Laura Wakim Chapman
Laura is a constitutional lawyer who represents clients on First and Second Amendment matters, per the campaign site. She is a graduate of Mount de Chantal and West Virginia University and lives in Wheeling, per the campaign site.
Shawn Fluharty (Democrat), Laura Wakim Chapman (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 1. Laura Wakim Chapman is the sitting member, per the West Virginia Legislature's member roster. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12, 2026 primary, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. West Virginia's 17 senatorial districts each elect two senators on staggered terms; only one seat per district is up in the regular 2026 cycle.
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West Virginia's field is the Secretary of State's candidate database for the November 3, 2026 general election. Party nominees were chosen at the May 12 primary. All 100 House of Delegates districts are up; each of the 17 Senate districts has two senators on staggered terms, so one seat per district is on the ballot, and a few districts also fill an unexpired term. Most judicial and board of education races are nonpartisan and were decided at the May election. Unopposed candidates still appear on the ballot.
Who is on the ballot in Ohio County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Ohio County sample ballot 2026: see where the county commissioner, west virginia house and west virginia senate candidates stand on schools and roads. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in West Virginia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for West Virginia are listed on the West Virginia election hub. West Virginia election hub →
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West Virginia statewide racesEvery West Virginia race on this county's ballot.All West Virginia ballot measures1 statewide ballot measureCandidate roster last updated Sep 27, 2026 from official election sources.