Rollan Roberts
West Virginia State Senator, District 9 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.
- In office
- 7 yrs
- Since 2018
- Bills became law
- 3
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.6%
- Chamber median 1.3%
- With party
- 97%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +24.6
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2030
- Nov 5, 2030
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Corrections and Public Safety Legislative Oversight Interim Committees · chair
- Finance · vice chair
- Workforce · chair
- Children and Families
- Education
- Education
- Enrolled Bills
- Finance
- Health
- Health and Human Resources
- School Choice
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Education (K12) · Became law Jun 2026
Juveniles · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
Education (K12) · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Roads and Transportation · Failed in committee Jan 2026
Education (K12) · Became law Aug 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Roberts sits in the West Virginia State Senate
Roberts is closer to the center than 30% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kevan Bartlett, Tom Willis, Patricia Rucker
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Roberts’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans97%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the West Virginia State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Roberts’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Roberts | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4106: Allowing constitutional carry for 18- to 20-year-olds | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–3 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | SB 890: Changing certain school calendar requirements from days or months to hours | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 26–8 |
| Mar 14, 2026 | HB 4951: Requiring MDs and DOs to complete continuing education | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 27–6 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 531: Establishing First Amendment Preservation Act | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 31–2 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SB 641: Relating generally to aboveground storage tanks | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 25–8 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Roberts 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 Senate District 9 | Won | R+24.6 | R+56.6 | −32.0 |
| 2022 | West Virginia State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+56.2 | — | — |
| 2018 | West Virginia State Senate, District 9 | Won | R+8.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Roberts has held
- West Virginia State Senate, District 9 · since 2018
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Roberts has run against
- Christy Cardwell (D) · 2026 general, won
- Kari Woodson (L) · 2022 election, won
- William R. Wooton (D) · 2018 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: West Virginia Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Roberts
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/e0166da1-e7d4-42ed-bf99-fe2a9cd3e82e
- Wikidata Q74933607
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET