Taylor County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Taylor County races, led by the West Virginia Senate District 12 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Taylor County is split across 2 West Virginia Senate districts.
Find your districts by addressWest Virginia Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 12, 14
West Virginia Senate District 12Lynette Murray (D) · Ben Queen (R)
Lynette Murray Democrat
Lynette Murray is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 12 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Ben Queen Republican Incumbent
Ben Queen represents Senate District 12, covering Calhoun, Gilmer, Lewis and Harrison counties and part of Taylor County, per the West Virginia Legislature's official website. His listed occupation is professional photographer and media entrepreneur, owner of Ben Queen Photography, and he serves as majority whip. He was lead sponsor of 5 bills in the 2026 session, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Lynette Murray (Democrat), Ben Queen (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 12. Ben Queen 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.
Full race pageWest Virginia Senate District 14Jason Armentrout (D) · Jay Taylor (R)
Jason Armentrout Democrat
Jason Armentrout is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 14 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Jay Taylor Republican Incumbent
- Second Amendment rights and public safety
- Improving access to healthcare in rural communities
Per the campaign site.
About Jay Taylor
Jay Taylor represents Senate District 14, covering part of Taylor County and all of Preston, Tucker, Grant, Hardy and Mineral counties, per the West Virginia Legislature's official website. His listed occupation is supervisor, and he serves as Senate President Pro Tempore. He was lead sponsor of 24 bills in the 2026 session, per the same source.
Jason Armentrout (Democrat), Jay Taylor (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia Senate District 14. Jay Taylor 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.
Full race pageWest Virginia House District 73Kit (kathleen) Ford (D) · Frank Sturm (R)
Kit (kathleen) Ford Democrat
Kit (kathleen) Ford is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 73 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Frank Sturm Republican
Frank Sturm is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 73 on the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Kit (kathleen) Ford (Democrat), Frank Sturm (Republican) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia House District 73. 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.
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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 Taylor County, West Virginia on November 3, 2026?
Taylor County sample ballot 2026: who is running for west virginia senate and west virginia house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. 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?
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