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Public Offices and Political Party Officials
on the Ballot in West Virginia Elections

Federal, state and county and political party offices established by the U.S. Constitution and the West Virginia Constitution and law have terms of varying length, including  two, four, six, eight and twelve year terms.  This distribution makes every election year different.  Select a year to see which offices will be on the ballot for the full-term in that particular year.  Remember, these facts and the number of seats may change by future changes in the Constitution and the law.  Also, unexpired terms are not included here.

2010 Elections -- Full Terms

Federal

 U.S. House of Representatives All three seats

State

State Senate

17 seats, one in each district

House of Delegates

 All 100 seats

County

County Commission

At least one full term in each county

Board of Education

Three seats in each county

Political Party

State Executive Committee

Four seats in each senatorial district (two male & two female); election held at Primary

District Executive Committees

 Congressional, Senatorial & Delegate District committees in multi-county districts, two per county (one male & one female) elected

County Executive Committee

Varies by county, minimum 12, equal number of men and women; election held at Primary
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2008 Elections -- Full Terms

Federal

President

Presidential primary vote is non-binding.

U.S. Senate

Seat currently held by Sen. Rockefeller

U.S. House of Representatives

 All three seats

State

Governor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Auditor
State Treasurer
Commissioner of Agriculture

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals

 Two seats, currently held by Justices Maynard and Starcher

District

State Senate

17 seats, one in each district

House of Delegates

 All 100 seats

Circuit Judge

 All judges in all circuits

Family Court Judge

 All family court judges in all family court circuits.

County

County Commission

At least one full term in each county

Prosecuting Attorney
Sheriff
Assessor
Magistrate
Surveyor

Magistrates

 Number varies, minimum 2 per county

Board of Education

Two seats in each county

Political Party

Delegate to National Convention

Number determined by party plan
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