Nonpartisan Analysis Since 1980

West Virginia
Governor

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Current Rating

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Not Up This Cycle

2025 Baseline

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R +33.0
D: 32.7%, R: 65.7%

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JAN
31
2026
Candidate Filing Deadline
MAY
12
2026
Primary Election Day
NOV
3
2026
Election Day

Analysis

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Report Shorts (January 22, 2026)

January 22, 2026
by Nathan Gonzales

Ratings

2026
February 6, 2025
Not Up This Cycle
2024
January 20, 2023
Solid Republican
2022
December 3, 2021
Not Up This Cycle
February 19, 2021
Not Up This Cycle
2020
February 1, 2019
Solid Republican
2018
April 21, 2017
Not Up This Cycle
2016
October 14, 2016
Tilt Democrat
January 23, 2015
Toss-up
2014
January 1, 2013
Not Up This Cycle
2012
January 27, 2012
Lean Democrat
December 2, 2011
Lean Democrat
November 4, 2011
Lean Democrat
September 23, 2011
Tilt Democrat
March 11, 2011
Lean Democrat
January 3, 2011
Not Up This Cycle
2010
July 2, 2010
Not Up This Cycle

Baselines

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2025+33.0D 32.7, R 65.7
2024
+33.0
2022
+21.6
2020
+20.7
2018
+5.8
2016
+4.4
2014
+4.0