Carl Martin
Last held office: West Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 (2022–2024). Ran in 3 elections between 2018 and 2022, winning 3. Won the 2026 race for West Virginia Delegate District 65.
- Last margin
- +34.3
- Won 2026
- Elections
- 4
- 2018–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Martin 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)
Every race Martin has run
Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Martin won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Baseline | Against baseline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | General | Won | Mira Tanner-Hughes (D) | 67.1% | R+34.3 | R+54.3 | |
| 2022 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | R+51.7 | |
| 2020 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 45 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | R+54.6 | |
| 2018 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 45 | General | Won | Matthew Kerner (D) | 67.8% | R+35.5 | R+54.6 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Martin has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 65 · 2022–2024
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 45 · 2018–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Martin has run against
- Mira Tanner-Hughes (D) · 2026 election, won
- Matthew Kerner (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)