Jason Harshbarger

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Jason Harshbarger

Republican Party

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate District 3

Prior offices:

West Virginia House of Delegates District 7

Years in office: 2016 - 2019

Successor: Trenton Barnhart (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 6, 2018

Next election

May 12, 2026

Education

High school

Ritchie County High School

Bachelor's

Marietta College

Personal

Religion

Christian

Contact

Campaign website

Campaign Facebook

Personal LinkedIn

Jason Harshbarger is a former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing District 7 from 2016 to 2019. He resigned on August 30, 2019, to take a job in the private sector.

Biography

Harshbarger earned a bachelor's in environmental science from Marietta College. His professional experience includes working as a technical specialist for gas storage for Dominion Resources.

Elections

2026

See also: West Virginia state legislative special elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on May 12, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

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Republican primary

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Special Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart (R) and Jason Harshbarger (R) are running in the special Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 3 on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Trenton Barnhart
		Jason Harshbarger

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2018

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2018

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7

Incumbent Jason Harshbarger defeated Lissa Lucas in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jason Harshbarger (R)	73.4	4,035
		Lissa Lucas (D)	26.6	1,461

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,496 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7

Lissa Lucas advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Lissa Lucas

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7

Incumbent Jason Harshbarger advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Jason Harshbarger

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2016

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2016

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2016. The primary election took place on May 10, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was January 30, 2016. Incumbent Lynwood Ireland (R) did not seek re-election.

Jason Harshbarger defeated Mark Harper and Rodney Hytonen in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 7, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jason Harshbarger	63.34%	4,369
	Democratic	Mark Harper	33.36%	2,301
	Mountain	Rodney Hytonen	3.31%	228
Total Votes				6,898
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Jason Harshbarger ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 Republican primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 7, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Jason Harshbarger  (unopposed)

2014

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2014

Elections for the West Virginia House of Delegates took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 13, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 25, 2014. Incumbent Lynwood Ireland defeated Jason Harshbarger in the Republican primary. Ireland was unopposed in the general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Lynwood Ireland Incumbent	57.4%	1,106
Jason Harshbarger	42.6%	820
Total Votes		1,926

Campaign themes

2026

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2014

Harshbarger's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

• Pro Life
• Child Rights
• Pro Education (Ending Common Core Standards and supporting our education system)
• Right to Bear Arms
• Energy Development (Natural Gas and Coal Fired Generation)
• Working with Landowners and Industry to find Common Ground
• Encourage Economic Growth
• Protect Retirees Benefits
• Work for Health Care Reform (A resolution to the Affordable Health Care Act)
• Support of Youth Development Programs

Campaign finance summary

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Jason Harshbarger campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	West Virginia House of Delegates District 7	Won general	$31,358	N/A**
2016	West Virginia House of Delegates, District 7	Won	$9,300	N/A**
Grand total			$40,658	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Harshbarger was assigned to the following committees:

• Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, Chair Natural Resources
• Energy Committee
• Industry and Labor Committee
• House Judiciary Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

West Virginia committee assignments, 2017
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Education
• Energy
• Industry and Labor

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Scorecards

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2025.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
• West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2024.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Sierra Club West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
• West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2023.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2022.

• Sierra Club West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2021.

• Americans for Prosperity - West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Sierra Club West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
• West Virginia Manufacturers Association — Legislators are scored on their votes on the manufacturing industry.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2020.

• ACLU of West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on civil liberties issues.
• Sierra Club West Virginia — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2019.

• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2018.

• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.
• West Virginia Citizen's Defense League — Legislators are scored on their votes on firearms issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2017.

• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the West Virginia State Legislature in 2016.

• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the West Virginia State Senate

Leadership

Senate President:Randy Smith

Majority Leader:Patrick Martin

Minority Leader:Mike Woelfel

Senators

District 1

Laura Wakim Chapman (R)

Ryan Weld (R)

District 2

Charles Clements (R)

Christopher Rose (R)

District 3

Mike Azinger (R)

Trenton Barnhart (R)

District 4

Amy Grady (R)

Eric Tarr (R)

District 5

Scott Fuller (R)

Mike Woelfel (D)

District 6

Craig Hart (R)

Mark Maynard (R)

District 7

Zack Maynard (R)

Rupie Phillips (R)

District 8

T. Kevan Bartlett (R)

Glenn Jeffries (R)

District 9

Brian Helton (R)

Rollan Roberts (R)

District 10

Vince Deeds (R)

Jack Woodrum (R)

District 11

William Hamilton (R)

Robbie Morris (R)

District 12

Patrick Martin (R)

Ben Queen (R)

District 13

Joey Garcia (D)

Mike Oliverio (R)

District 14

Randy Smith (R)

Jay Taylor (R)

District 15

Darren Thorne (R)

Tom Willis (R)

District 16

Jason Barrett (R)

Patricia Rucker (R)

District 17

Anne Charnock (R)

Tom Takubo (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (2)

Political offices
Preceded by Lynwood Ireland (R)	West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 2016-2019	Succeeded by Trenton Barnhart (R)