DemocratIn office since Nov 2024

Anitra Hamilton

West Virginia State Delegate, District 81 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

West Virginia State Delegate, District 81

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Votes missed
0.4%
Chamber median 2.4%
With party
96%
On votes splitting the parties
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Education · democratic chair
  • Health and Human Resources · democratic vice chair
  • Education
  • Health
  • Health and Human Resources Accountability

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hamilton sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates

Hamilton is closer to the center than 22% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianHamiltonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Hollis Lewis, Sean Hornbuckle, John Williams

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET

With Hamilton’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hamilton’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

DateBillHamiltonDem. majorityRep. majorityResult
Mar 14, 2026HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-oldsNoNoYesPassed 89–8
Mar 14, 2026SB 587: Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officialsYesYesYesPassed 54–42
Mar 14, 2026HB 4004: Creating the Recharge West Virginia ProgramYesYesYesPassed 55–40
Mar 14, 2026HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election…NoNoYesPassed 82–14
Mar 13, 2026SB 648: Strategic and Critical Resources ActNoNoYesPassed 88–7

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Hamilton was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026West Virginia Delegate District 81Won—D+22.8—
2024West Virginia House of Delegates, District 81Won———

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

How we know Hamilton

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET