JB Akers
West Virginia State Delegate, District 55 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 16
- 48 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 86%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +1.1
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Judiciary · chair
- Judiciary · chair
- Law Institute · chair
- Economic Development
- Government and Finance
- Rules
- Special Investigations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Courts · Became law Jun 2026
Became law Jun 2026
Corrections · Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Akers sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates
Akers is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Michael Amos, Guy Ward, Jarred Cannon
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Akers’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills1%
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: Akers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Akers | 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 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 54–42 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4004: Creating the Recharge West Virginia Program | Yes | 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 Akers 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 55 | Won | R+1.1 | R+11.2 | −10.1 |
| 2024 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 | Won | R+19.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Akers has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 55 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Akers has run against
- Anthony Dasaro (D) · 2026 general, won
- Linda Bodie (D) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Akers
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/33e56ab1-3106-45fa-a992-fab181983a99
- Wikidata Q126884254
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET