West Virginia · Ballot
West Virginia ballot, November 3, 2026
The Lewis County, West Virginia official ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election prints, on the national ticket, U.S. Senator and U.S. House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional District. A Kanawha County sample prints the U.S. House contest for the 1st Congressional District. Those ballots do not print a governor contest. The Secretary of State’s July 23, 2026 public notice says Amendment No. 1, Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment, will appear on that ballot. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes West Virginia among seats whose terms expire in 2027.
Last updated: October 19, 2026. Unofficial information. Confirm with your official election office (West Virginia Secretary of State — Elections).
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West Virginia
Polls close at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Time. W. Va. Code § 3-1-31
No returns are shown before polls close in West Virginia. West Virginia Secretary of State — elections
Last checked October 19, 2026. West Virginia Secretary of State — Lewis County official ballot, November 3, 2026; West Virginia Secretary of State — Kanawha County sample ballot, November 3, 2026; West Virginia Secretary of State — public notice of Amendment No. 1, July 23, 2026; U.S. Senate — Class II, terms expire in 2027.
Federal offices
- U.S. Senator
- U.S. House of Representatives, by congressional district
Statewide offices
- U.S. Senator (Class II, term expires in 2027)
The Lewis County ballot also prints a state senate district, a House of Delegates district, and county offices. Other county samples add local levies. The 2026 candidate-listing application at candidates.wvsos.gov returned 403 on October 19, 2026.
Statewide ballot measures
- Amendment No. 1: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment. The summary of purpose says that in all elections held in West Virginia only citizens of the United States who are citizens of this state are qualified to vote.
The July 23, 2026 public notice prints that title and summary and says the amendment will appear on the November 3 general-election ballot. The Lewis County ballot prints the same title and summary. An October 1, 2026 Secretary of State article says voters will consider one proposed amendment.
Key dates
Dates below are the sentences stored from the official calendar. Checked October 19, 2026.
Voter registration
GoVoteWV prints “October 13, 2026 — Voter Registration Deadline.”
Early voting
GoVoteWV prints “October 21 – October 31, 2026 — Early Voting in Person” and “October 31, 2026 — Deadline for Early Voting in Person.” It also prints that early voting must be conducted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the last 2 Saturdays before the general election.
Mail-ballot request
GoVoteWV prints “August 11 – October 28, 2026 — Absentee Application Period,” “September 18, 2026 — County Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots,” “October 28, 2026 — Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications,” and “October 27 – Noon, November 3, 2026 — Emergency Absentee Voting.”
Mail-ballot return
GoVoteWV prints “November 2, 2026 — Deadline to Hand-Deliver Absentee Ballot to the Clerk's Office,” “November 4, 2026 — Absentee Ballots without Postmark Accepted,” and “November 9, 2026 — Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Election Day Accepted.”
West Virginia results on this site
Questions readers ask
- Which federal and statewide offices are on the November 3, 2026 ballot in West Virginia?
- The Lewis County, West Virginia official ballot for the November 3, 2026 general election prints, on the national ticket, U.S. Senator and U.S. House of Representatives for the 2nd Congressional District. A Kanawha County sample prints the U.S. House contest for the 1st Congressional District. Those ballots do not print a governor contest. The Secretary of State’s July 23, 2026 public notice says Amendment No. 1, Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment, will appear on that ballot. The U.S. Senate Class II page, read October 19, 2026, includes West Virginia among seats whose terms expire in 2027.
- Which statewide ballot measures does the official West Virginia source list for November 3, 2026?
- The official source lists Amendment No. 1: Citizenship Requirement to Vote in West Virginia Elections Amendment. The summary of purpose says that in all elections held in West Virginia only citizens of the United States who are citizens of this state are qualified to vote.. The July 23, 2026 public notice prints that title and summary and says the amendment will appear on the November 3 general-election ballot. The Lewis County ballot prints the same title and summary. An October 1, 2026 Secretary of State article says voters will consider one proposed amendment.
- What voter-registration deadline does the official calendar list for West Virginia?
- GoVoteWV prints “October 13, 2026 — Voter Registration Deadline.”
- What early-voting dates does the official calendar list for West Virginia?
- GoVoteWV prints “October 21 – October 31, 2026 — Early Voting in Person” and “October 31, 2026 — Deadline for Early Voting in Person.” It also prints that early voting must be conducted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the last 2 Saturdays before the general election.
- What mail-ballot deadline does the official calendar list for West Virginia?
- GoVoteWV prints “August 11 – October 28, 2026 — Absentee Application Period,” “September 18, 2026 — County Clerks begin mailing absentee ballots,” “October 28, 2026 — Deadline for Absentee Ballot Applications,” and “October 27 – Noon, November 3, 2026 — Emergency Absentee Voting.” GoVoteWV prints “November 2, 2026 — Deadline to Hand-Deliver Absentee Ballot to the Clerk's Office,” “November 4, 2026 — Absentee Ballots without Postmark Accepted,” and “November 9, 2026 — Absentee Ballots Postmarked by Election Day Accepted.”
- Where does this site list West Virginia results?
- West Virginia results on this site are on the West Virginia results page. This site does not publish a separate race results page for a contest in West Virginia. The live results page links the official West Virginia results site. Returns shown here stay unofficial until election officials certify them. This site does not certify outcomes.