2026Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial results

2026 election for West Virginia Delegate District 50

West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia

Mathew Anderson (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Louisos (IND) by 26.5 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.

Simple-majority veto override

Mathew AndersonDemocrat · winner
56.1%1,579
Tom LouisosIndependent
29.6%834
Stacey L. HensleyConstitution
14.3%401
2,814 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

Races before and after

EvenD+3.62022R+39.62024R+40.12024 Pres.

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.

Mathew Anderson
<1%
Bill Vest
>99%
Projected margin
R+24.0
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