State Senator, 8th Senatorial District

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Term

4 years

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Election

Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator votes on West Virginia laws and the state budget in the State Senate; each of the 17 senatorial districts elects two senators to staggered four-year terms.

District covers Roane, Clay and parts of Kanawha, Putnam, Jackson and Wirt counties (West Virginia Legislature Senate roster). Regular four-year term. The district's other senator, Glenn Jeffries, is not up this year. Sen. T. Kevan Bartlett (R) lost the May 12 Republican primary.

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