Democrats' Kitchen Table Tour: An Uphill Push for Seats in West Virginia
2026 Election Coverage
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With just nine Democrats in the 100-seat House of Delegates and two in the state Senate, West Virginia Democrats fielded far more candidates this year: 89 House candidates and nominees in 16 of 19 state Senate races.
House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle, party chairman Mike Pushkin and Delegate Hollis Lewis talk about the Kitchen Table Tour, gas and grocery prices, school closures, data centers and the call for balance at the Capitol, while a Republican strategist projects how many seats the GOP could lose.
MetroNews Decision 2026 | Reported by Jack Carlson
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