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West Virginia › West Virginia House of Delegates · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
West Virginia Delegate District 57
Hollis Lewis has no major-party opponent.
Hollis Lewis has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Hollis Lewis
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+5: 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
- 13,952
- People per km²
- 588
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 42%
- White, no degree
- 50%of adults
- White 81%
- Hispanic 2%
- Black 6%
- Asian 3%
- 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
7,293 votes · D+9.9✓ Hollis T Lewis (D)54.9%
Mark Carter (R)45.1%
2024 President Vote in this district
7,583 two-party votes · D+4.8 · D+6.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)52.4%
Donald Trump (R)47.6%
2022
4,979 votes · D+29.7✓ Doug Skaff Jr (D)61.1%
Ernest Blevins (R)33.1%
E C Anderson (MTN)5.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
6,999 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Ruth Rowan (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
8,099 two-party votes · D+5.3 · D+0.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)52.6%
Donald Trump (R)47.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
7,747 two-party votes · R+4.7 · R+6.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)52.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)47.7%