2026Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
2026 election for West Virginia Delegate District 97
West Virginia House of Delegates · West Virginia
Lucia Valentine (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating S. Chris Anders (R) by 12.2 points, flipping a seat Republicans held.
Simple-majority veto override
Lucia ValentineDemocrat · winner
56.1%3,450
S. Chris AndersRepublican · incumbent
43.9%2,701
6,151 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.
- Lucia Valentine
- 31%
- S. Chris Anders
- 69%
- Projected margin
- R+3.5