Trenton Barnhart
West Virginia State Senator, District 3 since 2022. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 3
- 20 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.9%
- Chamber median 2.4%
- With party
- 90%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Elections
- 3
- 2020–2024
- Won
- 3
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Banking and Insurance · vice chair
- Confirmations
- Economic Development
- Economic Development
- Education
- Education
- Energy and Public Works
- Energy, Industry and Mining
- Finance
- Finance
- Insurance and Public Employees Insurance Agency
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Municipalities · Became law Jun 2026
Professions and Occupations · Became law Jun 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Barnhart sits in the West Virginia House of Delegates
Barnhart is closer to the center than 45% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Doug Smith, Mickey Petitto, John Paul Hott
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:10 PM ET
With Barnhart’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans90%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills0%
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: Barnhart’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Barnhart | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2026 | HB 4005: Skills to work | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 83–5 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | HB 2755: To provide that the West Virginia Board of Education may promulgate rules or policies to… | Yes | Yes | No | Failed 48–49 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | HB 3016: Photo voter ID. | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 76–19 |
| Apr 12, 2025 | HB 3111: To provide pay increases to members of the judiciary | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 67–25 |
| Apr 11, 2025 | SB 677: Increasing fees charged by Commissioner of Securities for each offering | No | Yes | No | Passed 51–45 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Barnhart 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 | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 9 | Won | — | R+68.2 | — |
| 2022 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 9 | Won | — | R+66.9 | — |
| 2020 | West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 | Won | — | R+64.3 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Barnhart has held
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 9 · 2022–2026
- West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 · 2020–2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
How we know Barnhart
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/4a909c49-37c6-4105-ac77-afe4745a1b1b
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET