New 100-single-member House of Delegates opens 2023 legislative session

Latest News January 11, 2023

MORGANTOWN – The retooled House of Delegates opened the 2023 session at noon Wednesday. This is the first House in state history with 100 single-member districts. Voters in November swelled the Republican supermajority to 88-12. And after the usual ceremony, the supermajority swatted ...

Guest essay: Single-delegate districts a win-win for West Virginia

Latest News July 16, 2022

by John Overington For this November’s election our state is completing an historic change in how we elect members to the West Virginia House of Delegates. We started changes in this redistricting process at the end of the 1980s when we had 40 delegate districts for the 100 members. ...