West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey took to Facebook Wednesday, following Tuesday’s election results, with a message directed at residents of neighboring Virginia.

Through multiple steps, a West Virginia state senator’s proposal for the Mountain State to adopt counties from Virginia and Maryland could happen if everything aligned.

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia Democrats who were optimistic before the Nov. 4 elections are even more optimistic now for 2026. “Absolutely,” Mike Pushkin, state Democratic Party chairman, said. “What we saw (Nov.

West Virginia lawmakers revived a century-old offer to welcome Virginia counties after a Democratic election sweep, seeking to reunite border communities.

The results of Tuesday’s elections in states such as Virginia and New Jersey, as well as the mayoral race in New York City, have provided the first data point on how voters are feeling after one year of President Trump’s second term in the White House.

Political migration accelerates as neighboring states court disaffected voters fleeing blue state policies following recent Democratic electoral victories.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The filing period for the 2026 Primary Election in West Virginia begins Jan. 12 but there are already of number of candidates who have filed pre-candidacy papers. Seventeen of the 34 seats in the state Senate are on the ballot along with all 100 members of the House of Delegates. There will also be judicial races in 2026.

West Virginia has seen a major shift in political affiliation over the last decade.According to the Secretary of State's website, in 2016, almost 45 percent of

CHARLESTON — West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey is no stranger to statewide political office having spent two terms as state auditor, but he admits that leading the Mountain State’s top law firm has brought him new challenges.

The subsidies have provided a crucial lifeline to tens of thousands of West Virginians previously priced out of Obamacare coverage.