2026Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial results
2026 election for West Virginia Delegate District 12
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Dennis V. Rempel (D) won with 49.1% of the vote, defeating Charles D. Hartzog (R) by 4.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Simple-majority veto override
Dennis V. RempelDemocrat · winner
49.1%1,781
Charles D. HartzogRepublican
45.0%1,630
Stephen SmithLibertarian
5.9%215
3,626 votes
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Dennis V. Rempel
- 4%
- Charles D. Hartzog
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+15.0