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Member, House of Delegates, District 18

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Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: One of the 100 members of the West Virginia House of Delegates, which writes state laws and passes the state budget; each delegate represents one single-member district.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Public safety

  • Jonathan HersmanDemocratic

    • Opposes requiring WV police to work with ICE.
    • Opposes civilian review boards for police incidents.

  • Jim ButlerRepublican

    No documented position found.

Environment & parks

  • Jonathan HersmanDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Jim ButlerRepublican

    • Sponsored hunting license exemption for nonresident landowners.In office

Health & human services

  • Jonathan HersmanDemocratic

    • Opposes West Virginia's near-total abortion ban.

  • Jim ButlerRepublican

    • Sponsored privacy protections for medical treatments.In office

Government & transparency

  • Jonathan HersmanDemocratic

    • Supports restoring voting rights after incarceration.

  • Jim ButlerRepublican

    • Sponsored the West Virginia Refugee Absorptive Capacity Act.In office
    • Sponsored an election reform and protections bill.In office

Courts & justice

  • Jonathan HersmanDemocratic

    • Supports ending cannabis prohibition in West Virginia.
    • Supports reinstating the death penalty.

  • Jim ButlerRepublican

    • Sponsored child-support restitution in intoxication manslaughter cases.In office

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.