2026CalledUnofficial results

2026 election for West Virginia Delegate District 28

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Ryan Browning (R) won re-election with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Brooke Smith (D) by 24.0 points.

Simple-majority veto override

Ryan BrowningRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.0%2,511
Brooke SmithDemocrat
38.0%1,538
4,049 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

EvenR+56.32024 Pres.R+24.02026

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.

Brooke Smith
<1%
Ryan Browning
>99%
Projected margin
R+37.4
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