2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 42
3 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| John Kenneth Jordan Projected winner 71.1% Republican Contributions $21,602.75 + Support $22,375.00 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richard D Jones Lost primary 41.6% Republican Contributions $18,950.00 + Support $2,600.77 + Oppose $6,162.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Courtney Vandall 28.9% Democrat Contributions $5,143.26 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 42nd District
All 15 precincts reported · unofficial | John Kenneth Jordan (R) Projected winner | 2,831 | 71.1% |
| Courtney Vandall (D) | 1,153 | 28.9% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 42nd District - DEM
Certified | Courtney Vandall (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 491 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 42nd District - REP
Certified | John Kenneth Jordan (R) Won primary | 737 | 58.4% |
| Richard D Jones (R) Lost primary | 526 | 41.6% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity | John Kenneth Jordan | — | $22,203 | $0 |
| WV | John Kenneth Jordan | $12,626 | — | — |
| Better West Virginia PAC | Richard D Jones | — | $0 | $6,162 |
| WV | Richard D Jones | $6,150 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Richard D Jones | $4,800 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | John Kenneth Jordan | $3,351 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Richard D Jones | $2,800 | — | — |
| Blue and Gold PAC | John Kenneth Jordan | $2,800 | — | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Richard D Jones | — | $2,601 | $0 |
| WVTA-PAC (West Virginia Troopers Association) | Richard D Jones | $2,500 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Courtney Vandall | $2,320 | — | — |
| AFT - West Virginia | Courtney Vandall | $2,000 | — | — |
| Priddy's Lumber | John Kenneth Jordan | $1,700 | — | — |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | Richard D Jones | $1,500 | — | — |
| Unknown | John Kenneth Jordan | $1,125 | — | — |
| WV | Courtney Vandall | $700 | — | — |
| GA | Richard D Jones | $500 | — | — |
| AFT - West Virginia | Richard D Jones | $500 | — | — |
| Unknown | Richard D Jones | $200 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | John Kenneth Jordan | — | $172 | $0 |
| Unknown | Courtney Vandall | $123 | — | — |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity | $22,203.18 | — |
| ↳ John Kenneth Jordan (R) | $22,203.18 | — |
| Better West Virginia PAC | — | $6,162.00 |
| ↳ Richard D Jones (R) | — | $6,162.00 |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | $2,600.77 | — |
| ↳ Richard D Jones (R) | $2,600.77 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $171.82 | — |
| ↳ John Kenneth Jordan (R) | $171.82 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D, Jones Richard | Self-funding | — | Cool Ridge, WV | 2 | $3,500 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,800 |
| Blue and Gold PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,800 |
| Helton Emilee | Individuals | Homemaker | Mount Hope, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Helton Brian | Individuals | Self-Employed | Mount Hope, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| AFT - West Virginia | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $2,500 |
| WVTA-PAC (West Virginia Troopers Association) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,500 |
| Priddy's Lumber | Businesses & orgs | — | Crab Orchard, WV | 3 | $1,700 |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,500 |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,500 |
| Education West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| WV Automobile Dealers Association | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO Contribution Fund | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,000 |
| Elmore Susie | Individuals | Self Employed | Ronceverte, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Epling Douglas | Individuals | Self | Beckley, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Always Free | Businesses & orgs | — | Martinsburg, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hall Daniel | Individuals | Self | Bolt, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Cornett Todd | Individuals | Jan Care Ambulance | Ghent, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| International Union of Operating Engineers AFL-CIO Local Union No 132 | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| D., O'Neal John IV | Individuals | — | BECKLEY, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Wilkerson Charles | Individuals | JP Morgan | Beckley, WV | 2 | $980 |
| Kenneth, Jordan John | Self-funding | — | Crab Orchard, WV | 2 | $550 |
| WV Can't Wait Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Golden Joseph | Individuals | Retired | Stanaford, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Global Resources, Inc | Businesses & orgs | — | Beckley, WV | 1 | $500 |
| T, Mroczko John | Individuals | Mroczko Law Firm | Cartersville, GA | 1 | $500 |
| L, Antolini Michael | Individuals | Access Health | Beckley, WV | 1 | $500 |
| R, Burroughs Hazel | Individuals | First Community Bank | Cool Ridge, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Helton Anthony | Individuals | Self-Employed | Daniels, WV | 1 | $496 |
| B, Webb Kevin | Individuals | Black Hawk Mining LLC | Glen Daniel, WV | 1 | $300 |
| West Virginia Hospital Association (HOSPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV Trucking Association, Inc | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local #466 | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Traube Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WVEA Political Action Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| United Mine Workers of America | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| CSX Good Government Fund | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| American Electric Power | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| R, Swanson Gerald Jr. | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $250 |
| Patrick Larry | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| United Mine Workers of America Coal Miners PAC (UMWA PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Childers Linda | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $200 |
| Pack Billie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| A, Kinneberg Raymona | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $200 |
| V, Bell Larry | Individuals | — | Cool Ridge, WV | 1 | $150 |
| West Virginia Democratic Senate Legislative Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 3 | $120 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Lavender-Bowe Cindy | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $100 |
| P, Bragg John | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Akers Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Brooks Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| L, Greene Richard | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Phillips Joe | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| M, Taylor Michael | Individuals | — | Elkins, WV | 1 | $100 |
| H, Odonnell Carol | Individuals | — | Cool Ridge, WV | 1 | $100 |
| L, Bostick Bernard II | Individuals | — | Beckley, WV | 1 | $100 |
| A, Huffman Judith | Individuals | — | Ivydale, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Bennett Ervin | Individuals | — | Beaver, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Holliday Guy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Wooddell Janice | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Ocasio Alexis | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Hash Willis | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $50 |
| Baldwin Bill | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $50 |
| M, Reiber Diann | Individuals | — | Beckley, WV | 1 | $50 |
| M, Lester Anna | Individuals | — | Co, WV | 1 | $50 |
| First Community Bank | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Jones Bobby | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $30 |
| Wallace Douglas | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Hamilton Debra | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Lilly Larry | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $20 |
| City National Bank of WV | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 8 | $1 |
| Carpenter Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Frances | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cummins Nancy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
Contributors to More Than One Candidate
| Contributor | Contributed |
|---|---|
| AFT - West Virginia | $2,500.00 |
| ↳ Courtney Vandall (D) | $2,000.00 |
| ↳ Richard D Jones (R) | $500.00 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO Contribution Fund | $1,000.00 |
| ↳ Courtney Vandall (D) | $500.00 |
| ↳ Richard D Jones (R) | $500.00 |