2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 18
2 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jim James Butler Projected winner 50.9% Republican Contributions $20,566.09 + Support $1,752.27 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jonathan Dale Hersman 49.1% Democrat Contributions $3,176.85 + Support — + Oppose $1,752.25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 18th District
All 21 precincts reported · unofficial | Jim James Butler (R) Projected winner | 2,199 | 50.9% |
| Jonathan Dale Hersman (D) | 2,117 | 49.1% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 18th District - DEM
Certified | Jonathan Dale Hersman (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 659 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 18th District - REP
Certified | Jim James Butler (R) Won primary (unopposed) | 1,029 | — |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Jim James Butler | $11,116 | — | — |
| Blue and Gold PAC | Jim James Butler | $2,800 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Jim James Butler | $2,150 | — | — |
| NY | Jonathan Dale Hersman | $2,000 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Jim James Butler | — | $1,752 | $0 |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Jonathan Dale Hersman | — | $0 | $1,752 |
| West Virginia Automobile Dealers Association | Jim James Butler | $1,000 | — | — |
| OH | Jim James Butler | $1,000 | — | — |
| WV | Jonathan Dale Hersman | $551 | — | — |
| RPAC-National Assoc of Realtors | Jim James Butler | $500 | — | — |
| LAWPAC-Political Action Committee of the WV Assoc for Justice | Jim James Butler | $500 | — | — |
| Eric M Thompson Trucking LLC | Jim James Butler | $500 | — | — |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | Jim James Butler | $500 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Jonathan Dale Hersman | $470 | — | — |
| NC | Jim James Butler | $250 | — | — |
| Unknown | Jim James Butler | $250 | — | — |
| MD | Jonathan Dale Hersman | $129 | — | — |
| Other States | Jonathan Dale Hersman | $15 | — | — |
| Unknown | Jonathan Dale Hersman | $12 | — | — |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginians for Life | $1,752.27 | $1,752.25 |
| ↳ Jim James Butler (R) | $1,752.27 | — |
| ↳ Jonathan Dale Hersman (D) | — | $1,752.25 |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Jim | Self-funding | — | Henderson, WV | 1 | $9,366 |
| Blue and Gold PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,800 |
| Wimbush Scott | Individuals | Not disclosed | New York, NY | 1 | $2,000 |
| West Virginia Automobile Dealers Association | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Thompson Joh and Tamra | Individuals | Family Business Partner | Cheshire, OH | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Larry Pack Investment Account | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| C, Willimason Lannes | Individuals | Retired | Southside, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Gas & Oil Association of WV, Inc. | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| LAWPAC-Political Action Committee of the WV Assoc for Justice | Businesses & orgs | — | Charlston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| D, Foster Robert | Individuals | Foster Business | Bidwell, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Eric M Thompson Trucking LLC | Businesses & orgs | — | Leon, WV | 1 | $500 |
| RPAC-National Assoc of Realtors | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| R, Martin Carl | Individuals | Politician | Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Nucor Political Action Committee of West Virginia | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $400 |
| American Electric Power-Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Mason Co. Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV LAWPAC-Political Action Committee for WV Assoc of Justice | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Greenblatt Scott | Individuals | N/A | WV | 1 | $250 |
| C, Taylor William | Individuals | N/A | Pinehurst, NC | 1 | $250 |
| Martin Jill | Individuals | Mason County BOE | Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $200 |
| Johnson Richard and Heather | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Hersman Jonathan | Individuals | Mason County BOE | Point Pleasant, WV | 2 | $140 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| Mason County Democratic Women | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| S, Brewer Michael | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $100 |
| D, Counts Kelly | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Hersman Tiffany | Individuals | Mason County BOE | Point Pleasant, WV | 2 | $81 |
| Pavlovic Karl | Individuals | PCMG and Associates | Gaithersburg, MD | 1 | $59 |
| Greenia Dennis | Individuals | Green America | Baltimore, MD | 8 | $47 |
| Stewart Frances | Individuals | Not Employed | Bethesda, MD | 8 | $24 |
| Roush Alissa | Individuals | Mason County BOE | Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $20 |
| Vannoy Roger | Individuals | RN | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $10 |
| R, Scharf Harry | Individuals | Not Employed | SAINT LOUIS, MO | 1 | $6 |
| Goldin John | Individuals | Not Employed | Guilford, CT | 1 | $6 |
| Marker Marnie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Hammonds Thurmond | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $2 |
| Faulkes Eve | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Frances | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Bradley Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Chandran Deborah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Wells Robin | Individuals | — | Vallejo, CA | 1 | $1 |
| Hardy Jennifer | Individuals | Gearbox Software | Huntington Beach, CA | 1 | $1 |
| Pease Susan | Individuals | UMASS | Greenfield, MA | 1 | $1 |