2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 38
2 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Randa D Faulkner 33.2% Democrat Contributions $10,131.21 + Support — + Oppose $66.31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Carey Ellington Jr. Projected winner 66.8% Republican Contributions $10,850.00 + Support $66.30 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 38th District
All 12 precincts reported · unofficial | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. (R) Projected winner | 2,557 | 66.8% |
| Randa D Faulkner (D) | 1,273 | 33.2% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 38th District - DEM
Certified | Randa D Faulkner (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 559 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 38th District - REP
Certified | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. (R) Won primary (unopposed) | 1,010 | — |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Randa D Faulkner | $7,214 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $4,100 | — | — |
| Unknown | Randa D Faulkner | $2,797 | — | — |
| WV Automobile Dealers Association WVCAR | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $1,500 | — | — |
| West Virginia Medical Association (WESPAC) | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $1,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $1,000 | — | — |
| Core Natural Resources, Inc PAC | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $1,000 | — | — |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $1,000 | — | — |
| WV Bankers PAC | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $1,000 | — | — |
| Unknown | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | $250 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Randa D Faulkner | $120 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Randa D Faulkner | — | $0 | $66 |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Joe Carey Ellington Jr. | — | $66 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginians for Life | $66.30 | $66.31 |
| ↳ Randa D Faulkner (D) | — | $66.31 |
| ↳ Joe Carey Ellington Jr. (R) | $66.30 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D, Faulkner Randa | Self-funding | — | Princeton, WV | 2 | $3,244 |
| WV Automobile Dealers Association WVCAR | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,500 |
| McClellan, Rumberg Polla | Individuals | — | Bluefield, WV | 1 | $1,486 |
| Cox Colleen | Individuals | retired | — | 2 | $1,250 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Hospital Association (HOSPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 |
| Colan, Muth Catherine | Individuals | self-employed | Bluefield, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| M, Smith Roy | Individuals | retired | Beckley, WV | 2 | $1,000 |
| WV Bankers PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Core Natural Resources, Inc PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Medical Association (WESPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $750 |
| West Virginia Health Care PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Dental Association Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Altice USA West Virginia PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Long Island City, NY | 1 | $500 |
| Appalachian Power | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Umberger Sarah | Individuals | not employed | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $484 |
| Mart, Lane Bradley | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV College of Emergency Physicians EMPAC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| R, Tomchin Edward | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Kilgore Debra | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Clark Colleen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $193 |
| McCarthy Debra | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $178 |
| Brichford Annette | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $120 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Cassidy April | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Seay William | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $97 |
| Wimmer Pauline | Individuals | — | — | 3 | $72 |
| Pavlovic Karl | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $57 |
| Greenia Dennis | Individuals | — | — | 9 | $49 |
| Carlson California | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $48 |
| Irwin Doris | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $48 |
| Lance Bonnie | Individuals | — | — | 4 | $47 |
| Caruthers Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $24 |
| Stewart Frances | Individuals | — | — | 9 | $23 |
| Belcher Marty | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Ward James | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Farmer Joyce | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $12 |
| Matak Brett | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $9 |
| Rumberg Paula | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $7 |
| Scharf Harry | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |
| Goldin John | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |
| Marker Marnie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |
| Hammonds Thurman | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Howell Lenore | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Frances | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cummins Nancy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Chandran Deborah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Pease Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cochran Dana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $0 |