West Virginia

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West Virginia 2018 elections: U.S. Senate • U.S. House • State Senate • House of Delegates • Local judges • State ballot measures • School boards • Candidate ballot access

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West Virginia elections, 2019
Past elections: 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014

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Voting in West Virginia

Federal politics

• U.S. congressional delegation from West Virginia
• Federal courts in West Virginia

West Virginia state politics

• West Virginia state executive offices
• West Virginia Legislature (House, Senate)
• Courts in West Virginia
• Ballot measures

Local politics in West Virginia

• Municipal

See also: Cities in West Virginia and Counties in West Virginia

• School districts in West Virginia
• Local courts and judges by county

Ballotpedia covers municipal elections for mayor and city council in the top 100 U.S. cities by population, and provides comprehensive elections coverage for the most populated counties in the country. For school boards, Ballotpedia covers the 200 largest U.S. school districts by enrollment.

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Policy issues in West Virginia

• Budget: Budget and finances • Taxes
• Civil liberties: Affirmative action • Campaign finance • Nonprofit regulation
• Education: Charter schools • Higher education • Public education • School choice
• Election: Ballot access requirements • Redistricting • Voting
• Energy: Energy information • Fracking
• Environment: Environmental information • Endangered species
• Finance: Financial regulation information
• Healthcare: Healthcare information • Medicaid spending • Effect of the Affordable Care Act
• Immigration: Immigration information
• Pensions: Public pensions

Influencers in West Virginia

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State leadership
Governor: Jim Justice Secretary of State: Mac Warner Speaker of the House: Tim Armstead Chief Justice: Margaret Workman
Capital:  Charleston
Motto:	Montani semper liberi
Translation:	Mountaineers are always free
Population:	1,841,053
Land area of state:	24,038 sq. mi.
Admitted to U.S.:	1863

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