2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 47
4 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mary Catherine Tuckwiller Lost primary 31.3% Republican Contributions $39,169.57 + Support $50,208.17 + Oppose $4,021.33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. Projected winner 58.7% Republican Contributions $32,485.26 + Support $3,484.41 + Oppose $9,149.97 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sarah Kathleen Morris 41.3% Democrat Contributions $16,036.26 + Support — + Oppose $162.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Edward Phipps Jr. Lost primary 30.0% Democrat Contributions $2,463.58 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 47th District
All 15 precincts reported · unofficial | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. (R) Projected winner | 2,840 | 58.7% |
| Sarah Kathleen Morris (D) | 2,000 | 41.3% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 47th District - DEM
Certified | Sarah Kathleen Morris (D) Won primary | 664 | 70.0% |
| Mark Edward Phipps Jr. (D) Lost primary | 285 | 30.0% |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 47th District - REP
Certified | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. (R) Won primary | 1,179 | 68.7% |
| Mary Catherine Tuckwiller (R) Lost primary | 537 | 31.3% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | $29,903 | — | — |
| School Freedom Fund (IE) | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | — | $28,758 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $16,550 | — | — |
| Americans for Prosperity | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | — | $16,206 | $0 |
| WV | Sarah Kathleen Morris | $10,205 | — | — |
| Make Liberty Win | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | — | $0 | $9,150 |
| The WVWA Action Fund | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | — | $5,244 | $400 |
| WV | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $5,510 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $3,800 | — | — |
| Unknown | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | $3,707 | — | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | — | $0 | $3,621 |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | — | $3,350 | $0 |
| Greenbrier County Democratic Executive Committee | Sarah Kathleen Morris | $2,800 | — | — |
| WV Appalachian Laborers' District Council PAC | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $2,800 | — | — |
| VA | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | $2,800 | — | — |
| West Virginia Republican Labor Caucus | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $2,000 | — | — |
| Blue and Gold PAC | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | $2,000 | — | — |
| Unknown | Sarah Kathleen Morris | $1,666 | — | — |
| West Virginia Hospital Association (HOSPAC) | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $1,500 | — | — |
| WV | Mark Edward Phipps Jr. | $1,226 | — | — |
| Unknown | Mark Edward Phipps Jr. | $881 | — | — |
| FL | Sarah Kathleen Morris | $795 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | $500 | — | — |
| WA | Mark Edward Phipps Jr. | $357 | — | — |
| Unknown | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | $325 | — | — |
| Other States | Sarah Kathleen Morris | $320 | — | — |
| MD | Mary Catherine Tuckwiller | $260 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Sarah Kathleen Morris | $250 | — | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Sarah Kathleen Morris | — | $0 | $163 |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. | — | $134 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| School Freedom Fund (IE) | $28,757.60 | — |
| ↳ Mary Catherine Tuckwiller (R) | $28,757.60 | — |
| Americans for Prosperity | $16,206.27 | — |
| ↳ Mary Catherine Tuckwiller (R) | $16,206.27 | — |
| Make Liberty Win | — | $9,149.97 |
| ↳ Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. (R) | — | $9,149.97 |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | $3,350.00 | $3,783.83 |
| ↳ Mary Catherine Tuckwiller (R) | — | $3,621.33 |
| ↳ Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. (R) | $3,350.00 | — |
| ↳ Sarah Kathleen Morris (D) | — | $162.50 |
| The WVWA Action Fund | $5,244.30 | $400.00 |
| ↳ Mary Catherine Tuckwiller (R) | $5,244.30 | $400.00 |
| West Virginians for Life | $134.41 | — |
| ↳ Denny Ray Canterbury Jr. (R) | $134.41 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine, Tuckwiller Mary | Self-funding | — | Lewisburg, WV | 3 | $17,500 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $3,800 |
| Ray, Canterbury Denny Jr. | Self-funding | — | Ronceverte, WV | 2 | $3,520 |
| Greenbrier County Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,800 |
| WV Appalachian Laborers' District Council PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Moses Meghan | Individuals | Moses Auto Group | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Funk William | Individuals | Retired | Woodstock, VA | 1 | $2,800 |
| Gallagher Crescent | Individuals | KTF Communications | Charleston, WV | 2 | $2,750 |
| Umburger Sarah | Individuals | Retired | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $2,709 |
| West Virginia Republican Labor Caucus | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,000 |
| Blue and Gold PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,000 |
| Kathleen, Morris Sarah | Self-funding | — | Lewisburg, WV | 18 | $1,960 |
| West Virginia Hospital Association (HOSPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| Morrisey Denise | Individuals | Self | White Sulphur Springs, WV | 1 | $1,500 |
| Nelson Thomas | Individuals | Retired | Ronceverte, WV | 1 | $1,500 |
| Edward, Phipps Mark Jr. | Self-funding | — | Dunbar, WV | 4 | $1,225 |
| Mutter Thomas | Individuals | Self-employed | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $1,041 |
| W.U. Local 863 - PAC Fund | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,000 |
| Southeastern Labor Council, AFL-CIO | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,000 |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers (WV Car PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| Baker Helen | Individuals | retired | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $997 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $750 |
| Pettijohn Denise | Individuals | Self | Caldwell, WV | 1 | $750 |
| Morris Jacquelynn | Individuals | CPT Network Solutions | Maitland, FL | 4 | $670 |
| umberger Jim | Individuals | — | Lewisburg, WV | 2 | $600 |
| WV Bank PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $600 |
| Long Jason | Individuals | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $521 |
| Traub Corinne | Individuals | Appalachian Heritage Group | Great Cacapon, WV | 1 | $521 |
| McKinney Douglas | Individuals | Retired | Lewisburg, WV | 2 | $510 |
| West Virginia Health Care PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Wild & Wonderful PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Arlington, VA | 1 | $500 |
| Greenbrier County Republican Executive Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $500 |
| German Wendell | Individuals | Meredith Wendell | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Scott David | Individuals | Retired | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Greenbrier Co. Republican Club | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Monroe County Republican Executive Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | Union, WV | 1 | $500 |
| IUPAT Political Action Together Legislative Educational Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Crotty Glenn Jr. | Individuals | Retired | South Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO Contribution Fund | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Health Leaders PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Mon Co Growth Initiative | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Hanshaw Roger | Individuals | — | Wallback, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Davis Christine | Individuals | None | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| GOpac The Gas and Oil Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Umberger Sarah | Individuals | Not Employed | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Community Bankers Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Dinsmore and Shohl LLP, Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Curtis Penny | Individuals | Retired | Ronceverte, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Renzelli Emily | Individuals | Rule Garza Howley LLP | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Lavender-Bowes Cindy | Individuals | Not Employed | Lewisburg, WV | 13 | $445 |
| Sexton Shirley | Individuals | Self Employed | Lewisburg, WV | 11 | $429 |
| United Mine Workers of America Coal Miners PAC (UMWA PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $400 |
| Tuckwiller Barbara | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $350 |
| Young Kayla | Individuals | Delegate | charleston, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Hamilton Bill | Individuals | — | Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Honaker Kamia | Individuals | Retired | Alderson, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Lidahl Hans | Individuals | — | Seattle, WA | 2 | $300 |
| Mason Jennifer | Individuals | Dinsmore & Shohl LLP | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $260 |
| J, McKinney Margaret | Individuals | Lerch, Early, and Brewer | Chevy Chase, MD | 1 | $260 |
| IBEW (International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers) PAC Voluntary Fund | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Browning Diane | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV Can't Wait Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Walker Matthew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| CSX Corporation Good Government Fund | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Henry Ian | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Pack Ashley | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Hamm Thomas | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Zickafoose Robert | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $250 |
| Westrate Molly | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Delligatti Anthony | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Evans Carol | Individuals | — | — | 6 | $223 |
| Traub Peter | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $208 |
| Parkins Rebecca | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $208 |
| J, Wright Marjorie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| First Energy Political Action Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Johnson Ross | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| Morris Jack | Individuals | US Government | Clarksville, TN | 1 | $200 |
| Rice Jill | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Contributor not listed | Self-funding | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Hunter Marc | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $193 |
| Canterbury Ray | Self-funding | — | Roncervete, WV | 1 | $190 |
| cohen naomi | Individuals | — | — | 3 | $165 |
| C, Browning Joan | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $150 |
| martin gloria | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $150 |
| Stevenson Daniel | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $125 |
| George Edward | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $104 |
| Thomas Paula | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $104 |
| Shipe Mellanie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $104 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| C, Vanluik Sandra | Individuals | — | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Dove Vicki | Individuals | — | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Giggenbach Fred | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Hamilton Mary | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Forgette Arthur | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| O'Neil Tina | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Talsmat Jacob | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| H, Wallace William | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Martin Kathy | Individuals | Not Employed | smoot, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Rudd Noah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Backup Ditra | Individuals | University of Maryland | Washington, DC | 1 | $100 |
| swayer cathey | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $75 |
| Caruthers Eric | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $75 |
| Karrs Magdalen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $63 |
| Gayle, Miller Mary | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $52 |
| Tuckwiller Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Cohen Timothy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Kemp kelly | Individuals | retired | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $50 |
| Rankin Troy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Rolince Darius | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Beal Sandra | Individuals | retired | Ronceverte, WV | 1 | $50 |
| Hopper Emily | Individuals | Not Employed | Melbourne, FL | 1 | $50 |
| Guzman Daniel | Individuals | PoolCrop | Orlando, FL | 1 | $50 |
| Monk Ramsie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $40 |
| Wagner Jesse | Individuals | — | McChord, WA | 1 | $37 |
| J, McIntyre Leslie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $26 |
| crickenberger sara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Shaw Christine | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| S, Burdette Randy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Nichols Klay | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Thyer Whitney | Individuals | Founder and Director | Parkersburg, WV | 1 | $25 |
| Simmons Stephen | Individuals | DATS | Ronceverte, WV | 1 | $25 |
| Vizuet Gaby | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Vogel Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Graham Ian | Individuals | Delta Air Lines | Detroit, MI | 1 | $20 |
| Dowell Ashley | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Bryce Kyle | Individuals | — | Lynnwood, WA | 1 | $20 |
| Romito Connor | Individuals | Orange County | Orlando, FL | 1 | $15 |
| Faulkes Eve | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $11 |
| little beth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| Denson Nichelle | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| Nalls Andrea | Individuals | DFAC | Lutz, FL | 1 | $10 |
| Wiley Emily | Individuals | RCBC | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $10 |
| Marker Mamie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Morris Sarah | Individuals | Delta Air Lines | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $5 |
| LeMaster Hailey | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |
| Hooven Dylan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |
| Hammonds Thurman | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Carpenter Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cochran Dana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cummins Nancy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| chandran deborah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Pugh Brock | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Gonzalez Magee | Individuals | Edwards Farms | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1 |