2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for West Virginia Delegate District 59
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Andy Shamblin (R) won re-election with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Howard 'Cookie' Claytor III (D) by 20.0 points.
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Andy ShamblinRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%2,652
Howard 'Cookie' Claytor IIIDemocrat
40.0%1,768
4,420 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.
- Howard 'Cookie' Claytor III
- 3%
- Andy Shamblin
- 97%
- Projected margin
- R+16.5