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26520

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Preston County, WV

Reported by The Ballot Brief Editorial Team. Updated as public election and video sources change.

Fields below reflect the November 3, 2026 general election ballot as races are certified.

5 races on your November 3 ballot. Jump to:
U.S. Senate1U.S. House1Local2Measures1
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U.S. House, West Virginia District 2
2 candidates
Federal ▾
Riley Moore portrait
RM
Riley Moore
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Moore started his career as a welder before working as a national security advisor to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee and as a contractor for the Department of Homeland Security, per the campaign site. He holds a degree in government and international politics from George Mason University and a master's in strategic security studies from the National Defense University, and served in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia State Treasurer before his election to Congress, per the campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Supports school choice in education
  • Supports gun rights protections
  • Supports protecting jobs in traditional energy industries
Per the campaign site.
Key voting record
Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the 2025 tax-and-spending package, which passed the House 218-214 in July 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, expanding federal detention of certain immigrants charged with theft or violent crimes, which passed the House 263-156 in January 2025. Supported
Voted yes on the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2026, which passed the House 231-196 in September 2025. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
AP
Ace Parsi
DEM
Biography
Ace Parsi is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District as the Democrat nominee, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
Campaign siteFull profile
About this race
Riley Moore (R), Ace Parsi (D) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District, per the Secretary of State's certified general-election candidate list.
U.S. Senate
3 candidates
Federal ▾
Shelley Moore Capito portrait
SM
Shelley Moore Capito
REP INCUMBENT
Biography
Shelley Moore Capito is West Virginia's incumbent U.S. senator and the Republican nominee for a third term. The daughter of former governor Arch Moore and the first woman elected to the Senate from West Virginia, she chairs Senate Republicans' policy efforts on environment and infrastructure and emphasizes energy, broadband, and West Virginia jobs.
Top Priorities
  • Defend West Virginia coal, gas, and energy jobs
  • Expand rural broadband and infrastructure
  • Support veterans and strengthen the state's economy
Campaign Finance
$5,770,883 raised · top industries: Large donors giving $2,000+ (35% of receipts), Small-dollar donors under $200 (2% of receipts)
Key voting record
Supported 2025 Republican tax and spending package, which passed the Senate 51-50. Supported
Supported Laken Riley Act, which passed with every Senate Republican in favor. Supported
Campaign siteFull profile
RF
Rachel Fetty Anderson
DEM
Biography
Rachel Fetty Anderson is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, an attorney and former Morgantown city councilwoman.
Top Priorities
  • Bring legal and local-government experience to the Senate
  • Stand up for working West Virginia families
  • Offer a Democratic alternative in November
Campaign Finance
$22,447 raised · top industries: Small-dollar donors under $200 (21% of receipts), Large donors giving $2,000+ (9% of receipts)
Campaign siteFull profile
SM
S. Marshall Wilson
Biography
S. Marshall Wilson is the Constitution Party candidate for U.S. Senate in West Virginia, from Berkeley County, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's candidate database. He is a retired U.S. Army infantry officer and combat veteran, and holds a master's degree in national security, per his campaign site.
Top Priorities
  • Cutting regulations and energy costs to grow West Virginia's economy
  • Opposing spending bills that exceed constitutional authority and voting against raising the debt ceiling without cuts
  • Defending the Bill of Rights and West Virginia's sovereignty
Per the campaign site.
Campaign siteFull profile

Countywide races in Preston County

ZIP 26520 sits in Preston County, per the Census crosswalk. These seats are voted countywide; district seats, city races and school boards need a street address. All Preston County races (5).

Preston County County Clerk, Unexpired Term
1 candidate
County ▾
DS
Dave Sypolt
REP
Biography
Dave Sypolt is the Republican incumbent Preston County Clerk, per the clerk's office official website. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
Why only one name?
Only one name is on the ballot for this office: no other candidate qualified. An unopposed candidate is elected unless a write-in outpolls them where write-ins are allowed, so this line still counts as a vote.
About this race
Dave Sypolt is unopposed on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified candidate database.
Preston County Commissioner
2 candidates
County ▾
DP
Dale Preston McCray
DEM
Biography
Dale Preston McCray is the Democratic nominee for Preston County Commissioner, per news coverage of the race. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
NJ
Nicholas James Thorn
REP
Biography
Nicholas James Thorn is the Republican nominee for Preston County Commissioner, per WDTV. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Full profile
About this race
2 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for Preston County Commissioner, per the West Virginia Secretary of State's certified candidate database.

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