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West Virginia › West Virginia House of Delegates · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
West Virginia Delegate District 54
Mike Pushkin has no major-party opponent.
Mike Pushkin has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Mike Pushkin
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Tara Martinez
The district
Lean D+40: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 14,597
- People per km²
- 822
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 31%
- White, no degree
- 50%of adults
- White 70%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 18%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 9%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
6,157 votes · D+49.8✓ Mike Pushkin (D)74.9%
Julien Aklei (R)25.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
6,239 two-party votes · D+39.8 · D+41.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)69.9%
Donald Trump (R)30.1%
2022
4,540 votes · D+47.2✓ Mike Pushkin (D)73.6%
John Luoni (R)26.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
7,597 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ John Paul Hott II (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
7,014 two-party votes · D+39.9 · D+35.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)70.0%
Donald Trump (R)30.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
7,052 two-party votes · D+35.2 · D+33.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.6%
Donald Trump (R)32.4%