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West Virginia › West Virginia House of Delegates · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
West Virginia Delegate District 56
Kayla Young has no major-party opponent.
Kayla Young has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Kayla Young
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+10: 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
- 25,764
- People per km²
- 348
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 35%
- White, no degree
- 58%of adults
- White 88%
- Hispanic 1%
- Black 4%
- Asian 2%
- Other / multiracial 6%
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
8,085 votes · D+3.8✓ Kayla Young (D)51.9%
Andrew G Anderson (R)48.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
8,088 two-party votes · R+10.7 · R+9.2 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)55.3%
Kamala Harris (D)44.7%
2022
5,714 votes · D+1.0✓ Kayla Young (D)50.5%
Andrew G Anderson (R)49.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
7,132 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Gary G Howell (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
9,009 two-party votes · R+9.2 · R+13.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)54.6%
Joe Biden (D)45.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
8,406 two-party votes · R+18.7 · R+21.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)59.4%
Hillary Clinton (D)40.6%