List of third-party and independent performances in West Virginia state legislative elections

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Hundreds of third-party, independent, and write-in candidates have run for state office in the state of West Virginia. Only candidates who achieved more than 5% of the vote are included.

State senate

Election District Party Candidate Votes % Place Ref
2022 SD 9 Libertarian Kari Woodson 5,194
21.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
SD 10 Libertarian Austin Lynch 8,529
31.3 / 100
 2nd of 2
SD 15 Upwising WV Robin Mills 5,148
19.6 / 100
 2nd of 2
2020 SD 3 Libertarian Travis Shultz 3,363
7.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
SD 15 Mountain Donald Kinney 10,324
19.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
2018 SD 4 Independent Amy Nichole Grady 4,005
11.0 / 100
 3rd of 3
SD 15 Independent Jason A. Armentrout 10,562
28.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
2016 SD 2 Libertarian H. John Rogers 3,521
8.4 / 100
 3rd of 3
2014 SD 12 Libertarian Patrick Smith 2,192
7.8 / 100
 3rd of 3
2010 SD 11 Libertarian Thomas Thacker 2,843
10.6 / 100
 3rd of 3
SD 17 Mountain David Hall 3,628
6.3 / 100
 3rd of 3
2008 SD 11 Mountain Andy Waddell 2,682
7.4 / 100
 3rd of 3
2000 SD 14 Libertarian John Bartlett 2,885
7.2 / 100
 3rd of 3
1998 SD 9 Libertarian Joy Johnson 2,892
20.0 / 100
 2nd of 2
SD 10 Libertarian Elizabeth Simmons 1,175
6.3 / 100
 3rd of 3
1994 SD 7 Write-in David Bell 2,992
19.4 / 100
 2nd of 1
1968 SD 12 Write-in Robert G. Phillips 4,327
17.1 / 100
 2nd of 1
SD 13 Write-in Joseph B. Lightburn 2,980
9.7 / 100
 2nd of 1
1914 SD 4 Progressive J. E. Barrows 768
6.0 / 100
 3rd of 4
SD 8 Socialist Peter H. Camp 3,450
15.2 / 100
 3rd of 4
SD 9 Independent Z. W. Campbell 1,674
8.3 / 100
 3rd of 4
SD 11 Independent L. F. Cartright 1,088
6.7 / 100
 3rd of 5
Progressive T. F. Lanham 995
6.1 / 100
 4th of 5
SD 12 Socialist A. L. Knight 1,213
7.5 / 100
 3rd of 5
Progressive John L. Ruhl 948
5.8 / 100
 4th of 5
1912 SD 1 Socialist Herbert C. Zogg 1,834
10.2 / 100
 3rd of 4
SD 2 Progressive J. W. McIntire 3,392
23.1 / 100
 3rd of 5
Socialist C. L. Conant 801
5.5 / 100
 4th of 5
SD 6 Socialist A. R. Browning 3,898
16.4 / 100
 3rd of 4
SD 11 Socialist L. F. Cartright 1,453
7.7 / 100
 3rd of 4
SD 12 Socialist A. L. Knight 1,176
6.5 / 100
 3rd of 4

House of Delegates

Election District Party Candidate Votes % Place Ref
2022 HD 7 Mountain Dylan Parsons 356
6.6 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 12 Libertarian Stephen Thomas Smith 295
7.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 31 Independent Brannon D. Akers 377
9.9 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 57 Mountain Bud Anderson 285
5.7 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 62 Americans
Coming Together 		Laura McGinnis 899
18.5 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 89 Independent Robert B. Wolford 1,253
24.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 91 Americans
Coming Together 		S. Marshall Wilson 1,666
39.7 / 100
 2nd of 2
2020 HD 15
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Michael A. Young 586
5.9 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 46
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Michael Lockard 484
5.8 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 59
(1 seat) 		Independent Patch Adams 1,656
16.1 / 100
 2nd of 3
Mountain Robert E. Smith 1,271
12.4 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 61
(1 seat) 		Mountain Mary Kinnie 489
5.3 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 63
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Brett David Rogers 544
6.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
2018 HD 2
(1 seat) 		Independent Trevor Barnhart 481
8.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 6
(1 seat) 		Independent J. Scott Beaver 418
8.2 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 13
(2 seats) 		Independent Todd Mullins 2,620
13.2 / 100
 4th of 4
HD 15
(1 seat) 		Independent Tess Jackson 721
9.3 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 22
(1 seat) 		Independent Jeff E. Eldridge 2,596
15.2 / 100
 4th of 5
HD 32
(3 seats) 		Mountain David Pritt 2,384
6.0 / 100
 7th of 7
HD 39
(1 seat) 		Independent Dana J. Ferrell 1,315
22.8 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 39
(1 seat) 		Independent Jon Dodds 3,267
6.9 / 100
 6th of 6
HD 53
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Austin Zuchowski 428
6.3 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 58
(1 seat) 		Independent Brooks MccCumbee 401
6.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 63
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Brett David Rogers 481
8.4 / 100
 3rd of 3
2016 HD 19
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Derrick Evans 1,881
8.8 / 100
 5th of 5
HD 44
(1 seat) 		Mountain Barbara Daniels 443
7.6 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 45
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Tom Thacker 1,682
24.0 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 55
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Tonya Persinger 449
5.7 / 100
 3rd of 3
2014 HD 11
(1 seat) 		Mountain Mark Myers 807
19.0 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 15
(1 seat) 		Independent Christian Watts 1,095
20.7 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 34
(2 seats) 		Independent Larry E. Rogers 2,287
21.0 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 34
(4 seats) 		Independent Tom Louisos 2,287
8.8 / 100
 7th of 8
HD 58
(4 seats) 		Independent Brenda Hutchinson 1,452
31.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 59
(1 seat) 		Constitution Brenda Hutchinson 347
6.9 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 66
(1 seat) 		Mountain Daniel P. Lutz 876
22.2 / 100
 2nd of 2
2012 HD 5
(1 seat) 		Mountain Raymond V. Davis 761
13.4 / 100
 2nd of 3
Constitution Denzil W. Sloan 335
5.9 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 11
(1 seat) 		Mountain Mark Myers 1,093
18.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 12
(1 seat) 		Mountain Justin Johnson 351
5.1 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 37
(1 seat) 		Mountain Derrick Westley Shaffer 646
12.4 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 52
(1 seat) 		Constitution Rick Bartlett 965
19.6 / 100
 2nd of 2
2010 HD 1
(2 seats) 		Independent Amanda M. Mesler 4,447
28.2 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 11
(1 seat) 		Mountain Mark Steven Meyers 769
19.1 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 31
(2 seats) 		Independent Janet Thompson 238
6.0 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 32
(3 seats) 		Mountain Jesse Johnson 2,022
5.1 / 100
 7th of 7
HD 36
(1 seat) 		Independent Duane D. Borchers 1,007
28.3 / 100
 2nd of 2
2008 HD 5
(1 seat) 		Constitution Denzil W. Sloan 917
15.4 / 100
 2nd of 2
2006 HD 51
(1 seat) 		Mountain Robert Mills 369
8.4 / 100
 3rd of 3
2004 HD 7
(1 seat) 		Independent Travis Shultz 561
7.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
2002 HD 5
(1 seat) 		Constitution Denzil W. Sloan 433
12.5 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 35
(1 seat) 		Reform Steve Forloine 659
17.4 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 36
(1 seat) 		Mountain Bob Henry Baber 376
9.7 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 37
(2 seats) 		Reform Kimberly S. Nottingham 847
5.3 / 100
 4th of 5
HD 51
(1 seat) 		Mountain Barbara Tudor 394
9.5 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 55
(1 seat) 		Mountain Vince George 1,396
38.9 / 100
 2nd of 2
2000 HD 26
(1 seat) 		Libertarian Richard W. Dulee 1,301
23.5 / 100
 2nd of 2
HD 31
(1 seat) 		Independent Janet Thompson 324
7.2 / 100
 3rd of 4
HD 48
(1 seat) 		Write-in Adam Peters 1,315
18.3 / 100
 3rd of 2
HD 55
(1 seat) 		Write-in Robert C. Tabb 884
12.6 / 100
 3rd of 2
1998 HD 9
(1 seat) 		Independent Jim Marion 380
8.2 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 22
(2 seats) 		Libertarian Richard Church 536
6.2 / 100
 3rd of 3
HD 23
(2 seats) 		Libertarian David Wheland 606
6.2 / 100
 4th of 4
HD 26
(1 seat) 		Write-in Bevie J. Baker 161
5.6 / 100
 2nd of 1
HD 27
(5 seats) 		Libertarian Wallace Johnson 3,149
6.4 / 100
 6th of 6
HD 31
(1 seat) 		Libertarian John Welbourne 284
11.0 / 100
 2nd of 2
1996 HD 4
(2 seats) 		Independent Joe Pariott 5,875
27.8 / 100
 3rd of 3
1990 HD 24
(3 seats) 		Independent Connie Taylor 2,272
10.1 / 100
 4th of 4
1976 HD 22
(2 seats) 		Write-in D. P. Given 1,596
8.1 / 100
 3rd of 2
1974 HD 15
(3 seats) 		(Write-in)
Democratic 		Dan Burleson Mullens 4,355
17.6 / 100
 Elected
3rd of 5
1952 Upshur
(1 seat) 		Write-in Ben L. Beall 464
7.3 / 100
 2nd of 1
1944 Lewis
(1 seat) 		(Write-in)
Democratic 		Rush D. Holt 4,602
52.0 / 100
 Elected
1st of 3
1934 Wayne
(2 seats) 		Labor H. E. Kenney 1,034
5.5 / 100
 4th of 5
Labor Charles M. Adkins 980
5.2 / 100
 5th of 5
1920 Clay
(1 seat) 		Independent A. R. Brown 178
5.2 / 100
 3rd of 3
1914 Brooke
(1 seat) 		Independent John Stephens 210
9.1 / 100
 3rd of 3
Fayette
(3 seats) 		Fusion Henry McGraw 4650
15.2 / 100
 Elected
1st of 9
Fusion C. W. Lemon 4482
14.7 / 100
 Elected
2nd of 9
Fusion F. T. Burnham 4464
14.7 / 100
 Elected
3rd of 9
Hancock
(1 seat) 		Progressive Joseph I. Dickley 88
5.0 / 100
 3rd of 4
Harrison
(2 seats) 		Independent Deco VanHorn 1,036
5.6 / 100
 5th of 10
(tie)
Independent Charles J. Kerr 1,036
5.6 / 100
 5th of 10
(tie)
Mason
(2 seats) 		Progressive T. H. Plants 600
7.0 / 100
 5th of 8
Progressive Lewis Hern 517
6.0 / 100
 6th of 8
Monongalia
(2 seats) 		Progressive C. William Cramer 570
6.3 / 100
 5th of 8
Putnam
(1 seat) 		Independent William F. Ray 166
5.0 / 100
 3rd of 3
Raleigh
(1 seat) 		Independent Everett Stover 469
8.6 / 100
 3rd of 5
Randolph
(1 seat) 		Independent W. P. Conrad 421
9.7 / 100
 3rd of 4
Taylor
(1 seat) 		Independent J. G. Brown 574
18.6 / 100
 3rd of 3
Tucker
(1 seat) 		Independent O. M. Nearhood 246
8.8 / 100
 3rd of 4
Tyler
(2 seats) 		Progressive K. S. Boreman 368
6.3 / 100
 5th of 10
Progressive C. E. Schupbach 323
5.5 / 100
 6th of 10
Upshur
(1 seat) 		Progressive Delos Cutright 146
5.1 / 100
 3rd of 4
Wayne
(2 seats) 		Independent O. S. Newman 1,844
21.0 / 100
 3rd of 4
Wirt
(1 seat) 		Progressive B. T. Board 118
6.2 / 100
 3rd of 3

Notes

  1. ^ 8 votes away from winning a seat.

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