Paul Ross (West Virginia)

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Paul Ross

Democratic Party

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate District 5

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Last election

May 10, 2022

Next election

May 12, 2026

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Paul Ross (Democratic Party) is running for election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 5. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on May 12, 2026.^[source]

Ross was a 2016 Democratic candidate for District 18 of the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Biography

Paul Ross earned a degree from Marshall University. His career experience includes working as an electrical instructor with Lincoln County High School.

Elections

2026

See also: West Virginia State Senate 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.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Duron Jackson (D), Josh Keck (D), and Paul Ross (D) are running in the Democratic primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Duron Jackson
	Submit photo	Josh Keck
	Submit photo	Paul Ross

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Republican primary

Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5

Chris Miller (R) is running in the Republican primary for West Virginia State Senate District 5 on May 12, 2026.

		Candidate
		Chris Miller

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2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Karen Nance in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	68.2	3,028
		Karen Nance (D)	31.8	1,413

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,441
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Karen Nance defeated Paul Ross in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Nance	69.0	473
	Submit photo	Paul Ross	31.0	213

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 686
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Jodi Biller in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 23 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell	60.3	787
	Submit photo	Jodi Biller	39.7	519

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,306
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2020

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2020

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Incumbent Evan Worrell defeated Paul Ross in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	69.8	5,531
	Submit photo	Paul Ross (D)	30.2	2,398

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,929
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Paul Ross advanced from the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Paul Ross	100.0	1,602

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Incumbent Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell	100.0	1,838

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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 18

Evan Worrell defeated Karen Nance in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Evan Worrell (R)	62.7	3,943
		Karen Nance (D)	37.3	2,344

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 6,287 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Karen Nance defeated Paul Ross and Jerry Tighe in the Democratic primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Karen Nance	56.5	732
	Submit photo	Paul Ross	24.6	319
	Submit photo	Jerry Tighe	18.9	245

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,296
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Cummings (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18

Evan Worrell advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 on May 8, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Evan Worrell

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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 Kelli Sobonya defeated Billy Chaffin II in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 general election.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 18, General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Kelli Sobonya Incumbent	69.16%	4,957
	Democratic	Billy Chaffin II	30.84%	2,210
Total Votes				7,167
Source: West Virginia Secretary of State

Billy Chaffin II defeated Joe Hutchinson and Paul Ross in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 Democratic primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 18, Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Billy Chaffin II	45.07%	978
	Democratic	Joe Hutchinson	23.59%	512
	Democratic	Paul Ross	31.34%	680
Total Votes				2,170

Incumbent Kelli Sobonya ran unopposed in the West Virginia House of Delegates District 18 Republican primary.

West Virginia House of Delegates District 18, Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Kelli Sobonya Incumbent (unopposed)

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2026

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Paul Ross campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 23	Lost primary	$3,063	$5,544
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 18	Lost general	$5,050	N/A**
2018	West Virginia House of Delegates District 18	Lost primary	$6,632	N/A**
Grand total			$14,745	$5,544
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections 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.

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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)

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Democratic Party (2)