Chris Phillips
West Virginia State Delegate, District 68 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Votes missed
- 1.2%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +28.9
- Won 2020
- 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.
- Government Organization · chair
- Government Organization · chair
- Government and Finance
- Judiciary
- Judiciary
- Rules
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Voting record
Where Phillips sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates
Phillips is closer to the center than 21% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kathie Hess Crouse, , Pat McGeehan
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Phillips’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans96%
Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Phillips’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Phillips | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 89–8 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | SB 587: Adjusting salary schedule for elected county officials | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 54–42 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4004: Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program | No | Yes | Yes | Passed 55–40 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4865: Providing for a program allowing election official trainees to be appointed as election… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 82–14 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 648: Strategic and Critical Resources Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 88–7 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Phillips 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | West Virginia Delegate District 68 | Won | — | R+63.1 | — |
| 2024 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2022 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2020 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 | Won | R+28.9 | — | — |
| 2018 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 | Won | R+21.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Phillips has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 68 · since 2022
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 47 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Phillips has run against
- Ed Larry (D) · 2020 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Phillips
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/eb6d633a-5526-413b-872d-bd36f4d9a906
- Wikidata Q88520519
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET