Trenton Barnhart

Trenton Barnhart

Republican Party

Candidate, West Virginia State Senate District 3

West Virginia State Senate District 3

Tenure

2026 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Donna Boley (R)

Prior offices:

West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Years in office: 2022 - 2026

Predecessor: Dennis Kimes (R)

Successor: Betsy Kelly (R)

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West Virginia House of Delegates District 7

Years in office: 2019 - 2022

Predecessor: Jason Harshbarger (R)

Successor: Charles Sheedy (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

May 12, 2026

Appointed

January 27, 2026

Education

High school

St. Mary's High School

Bachelor's

University of Charleston

Personal

Profession

Compliance auditor

Contact

Official website

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Trenton Barnhart (Republican Party) is a member of the West Virginia State Senate, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 28, 2026. His current term ends on December 1, 2026.

Barnhart (Republican Party) is running in a special election to the West Virginia State Senate to represent District 3. He is on the ballot in the special Republican primary on May 12, 2026.^[source]

Patrick Morrisey (R) appointed Barnhart to the West Virginia State Senate District 3 on January 27, 2026, to replace Donna Boley (R).

Biography

Barnhart graduated from St. Marys High School in 2015 and from the University of Charleston in 2018. At the time of his appointment, he was working as a compliance auditor for state Auditor J.B. McCuskey. He was also a legislative analyst for the House Education Committee.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Barnhart was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee, Chair
• Energy and Manufacturing Committee
• House Finance Committee
• Health and Human Resources Accountability Committee
• Political Subdivisions
• Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security Committee

2021-2022

Barnhart was assigned to the following committees:

• House Banking and Insurance Committee
• House Government Organization Committee
• House Health and Human Resources Committee
• Small Business, Entrepreneurship, and Economic Development Committee
• Workforce Development Committee, Vice chair

Sponsored legislation

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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

The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

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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2024

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2024

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trenton Barnhart (R)	100.0	7,475

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on May 14, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trenton Barnhart	100.0	2,992

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Endorsements

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Pledges

Barnhart signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: West Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2022

General election

General election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trenton Barnhart (R)	100.0	5,059

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart advanced from the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 on May 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trenton Barnhart	100.0	2,333

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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 7

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart won election in the general election for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trenton Barnhart (R)	100.0	6,549

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7

Incumbent Trenton Barnhart defeated Kerry Murphy in the Republican primary for West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on June 9, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trenton Barnhart	53.6	1,853
	Submit photo	Kerry Murphy	46.4	1,601

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,454
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Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Trenton Barnhart campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	West Virginia House of Delegates District 9	Won general	$32,081	$2,665
2022	West Virginia House of Delegates District 9	Won general	$16,981	$2,619
2020	West Virginia House of Delegates District 7	Won general	$22,715	N/A**
Grand total			$71,777	$5,284
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.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in West Virginia

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• 2025
• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Donna Boley (R)	West Virginia State Senate District 3 2026-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by Dennis Kimes (R)	West Virginia House of Delegates District 9 2022-2026	Succeeded by Betsy Kelly (R)
Preceded by Jason Harshbarger (R)	West Virginia House of Delegates District 7 2019-2022	Succeeded by Charles Sheedy (R)

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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)