2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 34
5 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| John W White Lost primary 23.4% Republican Contributions — + Support $13,270.00 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Barry C Marcum Projected winner 71.0% Republican Contributions $11,850.00 + Support $401.87 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Braydan Goff Lost primary 32.1% Republican Contributions $4,417.06 + Support $3.85 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Tige Harless Lost primary 8.1% Republican Contributions $1,000.00 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tara BABYT Sexton 29.0% Democrat Contributions $6,670.00 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 34th District
All 20 precincts reported · unofficial | Barry C Marcum (R) Projected winner | 2,171 | 71.0% |
| Tara BABYT Sexton (D) | 887 | 29.0% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 34th District - DEM
Certified | Tara BABYT Sexton (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 415 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 34th District - REP
Certified | Barry C Marcum (R) Won primary | 322 | 36.4% |
| Braydan Goff (R) Lost primary | 284 | 32.1% |
| John W White (R) Lost primary | 207 | 23.4% |
| James Tige Harless (R) Lost primary | 72 | 8.1% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity | John W White | — | $13,270 | $0 |
| WV | Tara BABYT Sexton | $5,650 | — | — |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | Barry C Marcum | $5,600 | — | — |
| WV | Barry C Marcum | $5,000 | — | — |
| WV | Braydan Goff | $4,279 | — | — |
| WV Hospital Political Action Committee (HOSPAC) | James Tige Harless | $1,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | Barry C Marcum | $500 | — | — |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Barry C Marcum | $500 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Tara BABYT Sexton | $500 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Tara BABYT Sexton | $370 | — | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Barry C Marcum | — | $325 | $0 |
| United Mine Workers of America Coal Miners PAC (UMWA PAC) | Barry C Marcum | $250 | — | — |
| Unknown | Tara BABYT Sexton | $150 | — | — |
| Unknown | Braydan Goff | $138 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Barry C Marcum | — | $77 | $0 |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Braydan Goff | — | $4 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity | $13,270.00 | — |
| ↳ John W White (R) | $13,270.00 | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | $325.00 | — |
| ↳ Barry C Marcum (R) | $325.00 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $80.72 | — |
| ↳ Barry C Marcum (R) | $76.87 | — |
| ↳ Braydan Goff (R) | $3.85 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotz White Catherine | Individuals | none | charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $5,600 |
| C, Marcum Barry | Self-funding | — | Williamson, WV | 1 | $5,000 |
| Goff Braydan | Self-funding | — | Delbarton, WV | 15 | $3,779 |
| WV Hospital Political Action Committee (HOSPAC) | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Coop-Gonzalez Elias | Individuals | N/A | Elkins, WV | 1 | $500 |
| United Mine Workers of America Coal Miners PAC (UMWA PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| international brotherhood of electrical workers | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| west Virginia democratic executive committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| Jarvis Rick | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Maynard James | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $75 |
| anderson rachel | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| BABYT, Sexton Tara | Self-funding | — | Williamson, WV | 1 | $50 |
| Sue, Plotner Barbara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Deskins Matthew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $13 |