2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 5
4 candidates
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| Karen Shuler Stakem Projected winner 59.7% Democrat Contributions $82,138.58 + Support $45,191.23 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Beth Hinebaugh 40.3% Republican Contributions $7,236.25 + Support $45.95 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 5th District
All 18 precincts reported · unofficial | Karen Shuler Stakem (D) Projected winner | 2,874 | 59.7% |
| Beth Hinebaugh (R) | 1,940 | 40.3% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 5th District - DEM
Certified | Karen Shuler Stakem (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 1,181 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 5th District - REP
Certified | Beth Hinebaugh (R) Won primary | 430 | 53.8% |
| Riley Watkins (R) Lost primary | 370 | 46.3% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Karen Shuler Stakem | $57,985 | — | — |
| Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PAC | Karen Shuler Stakem | — | $45,191 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Karen Shuler Stakem | $6,489 | — | — |
| WV | Beth Hinebaugh | $5,716 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Karen Shuler Stakem | $5,600 | — | — |
| Unknown | Karen Shuler Stakem | $5,064 | — | — |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | Karen Shuler Stakem | $2,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | Karen Shuler Stakem | $1,500 | — | — |
| Unknown | Beth Hinebaugh | $1,000 | — | — |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | Karen Shuler Stakem | $1,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | Karen Shuler Stakem | $1,000 | — | — |
| Greater PA Carpenters PEC | Karen Shuler Stakem | $1,000 | — | — |
| DC | Karen Shuler Stakem | $500 | — | — |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | Beth Hinebaugh | $500 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Beth Hinebaugh | — | $46 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Beth Hinebaugh | $20 | — | — |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Affiliated Construction Trades Ohio Foundation PAC | $45,191.23 | — |
| ↳ Karen Shuler Stakem (D) | $45,191.23 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $45.95 | — |
| ↳ Beth Hinebaugh (R) | $45.95 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goodwin Amy | Individuals | City of Charleston | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| Goodwin Booth | Individuals | Goodwin Goodwin | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| Goodwin Samuel | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| Goodwin Joseph | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| White Katy | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 3 | $5,600 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $5,600 |
| White Steve | Individuals | White Law | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| Salango Ben | Individuals | Salango Law | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| Hinebaugh Beth | Self-funding | — | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $5,216 |
| Rusin Terrence | Individuals | PSIMED | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Moses Meghan | Individuals | Moses Automotive | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Goodwin Katheen | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $2,000 |
| Ihlenfeld William | Individuals | Flannery Georgalis | Wheeling, WV | 2 | $2,000 |
| Carter William | Individuals | McKinley Carter | Culloden, WV | 2 | $2,000 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 3 | $1,500 |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,500 |
| Stakem Eric | Individuals | Hole N Run | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $1,085 |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,000 |
| Greater PA Carpenters PEC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| Dillon Caroline | Individuals | Ohio County Schools | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Friends of Wheeling Island Racetrack PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| White Tessa | Individuals | Attorney | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Fenwick Carrie | Individuals | Goodwin Goddwin | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| United Mine Workers of America Coal Miners PAC (UMWA PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $750 |
| Petsonk Samuel | Individuals | Attorney | — | 2 | $750 |
| Lucas Richard | Individuals | Main Street Bank | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $500 |
| AFT - West Virginia | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| WV Strong PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Cain Jackie | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $500 |
| CRNA PAC of WV | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO Contribution Fund | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Optometric Association PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Macia Alex | Individuals | Spliman Thomas Battle | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Smith Chuck | Individuals | Smith Cochran Hicks | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Taylor Heather | Individuals | Taylor Family Dentistry | Wheeling, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Fuld Joseph | Individuals | The Campaign Workshop | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Skinner Stephen | Individuals | Skinner Law Firm | Shepherdstown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Ohio Co Education Association PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $319 |
| IUPAT Political Action Together Legislative Educational Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $300 |
| Phares Shana | Individuals | West Virginia Health Information Network, Inc. | Charleston, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Education West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Croft Jennifer | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Communications Workers of America | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| DeGeorge Vincent | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| McDermott Kathleen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Goldberg David | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Chiropractors Independent Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Richardson Andy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Daly Stephanie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| E, Gompers John | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Cappellanti Ellen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Luchetti Robert | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $150 |
| Miller Tammy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Snyder Mildred | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| Young Kayla | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Flaherty Shannon | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| O'Dell Ashley | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Freese Kenneth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Ager Chris | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Carlson Cheryl | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| L, Carenbauer Shelly | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Holloway WP | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Anderson Ben | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Brooks Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Snow Deb | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Jones Lori | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Geese Jody | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Warner Briana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Manjong Belle | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Tennant Natalie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Keightley Elizabeth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Donahoe Patrick | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Pushkin Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| VanHorn Laura | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Harman Anne | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Grale Linda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Knight Craig | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Farrell Mark | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| VanGilder Donald | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Cook Nadeana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Lewis Hollis | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Barack Law LLC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Schreiber Don | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $13 |
| Richmond Clint | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| Howe David | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $9 |
| Hoffman Amy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $8 |
| Marlowe Thomas | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $6 |
| Behrken Paula | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |
| Schultz Michelle | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $4 |
| Dulchinos Carolyn | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $3 |
| Howell Lenore | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Carpenter Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Frances | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cochran Dana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cummins Nancy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Reider Maggie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Bradley Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
Contributors to More Than One Candidate
| Contributor | Contributed |
|---|---|
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | $1,500.00 |
| ↳ Karen Shuler Stakem (D) | $1,000.00 |
| ↳ Beth Hinebaugh (R) | $500.00 |