West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey took to Facebook Wednesday, following Tuesday’s election results, with a message directed at residents of neighboring Virginia.

West Virginia Senator Chris Rose created a resolution inviting 27 Virginia counties to join the state of West Virginia in response to the democratic sweep.

The results of Tuesday’s elections in states such as Virginia and New Jersey, as well as the mayoral race in New York City, have provided the first data point on how voters are feeling after one year of President Trump’s second term in the White House.

PARKERSBURG — West Virginia Democrats who were optimistic before the Nov. 4 elections are even more optimistic now for 2026. “Absolutely,” Mike Pushkin, state Democratic Party chairman, said. “What we saw (Nov.

Political migration accelerates as neighboring states court disaffected voters fleeing blue state policies following recent Democratic electoral victories.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The filing period for the 2026 Primary Election in West Virginia begins Jan. 12 but there are already of number of candidates who have filed pre-candidacy papers. Seventeen of the 34 seats in the state Senate are on the ballot along with all 100 members of the House of Delegates. There will also be judicial races in 2026.

The subsidies have provided a crucial lifeline to tens of thousands of West Virginians previously priced out of Obamacare coverage.

On this date in weather history, 4-8 inches of rain fell in 1985, setting the stage for catastrophic flooding on the Potomac, Greenbrier, Little Kanawha, West Fork, Tygart Valley, Cheat and Monongahelia Rivers. The 1985 Election Day Floods would kill 47 West Virginians. #wvwx pic.twitter.com/H8qvoqWLDi