2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 51
4 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marshall Clay Lost primary 26.9% Republican Contributions $12,790.88 + Support $2,899.43 + Oppose $5,693.96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cy Persinger Projected winner 60.4% Republican Contributions $7,911.81 + Support $123.06 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Danny Hill Lost primary 27.2% Republican Contributions $2,540.25 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colby Alexander Lopez 39.6% Democrat Contributions $807.62 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 51st District
All 17 precincts reported · unofficial | Cy Persinger (R) Projected winner | 2,613 | 60.4% |
| Colby Alexander Lopez (D) | 1,713 | 39.6% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 51st District - DEM
Certified | Colby Alexander Lopez (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 1,012 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 51st District - REP
Certified | Cy Persinger (R) Won primary | 659 | 45.9% |
| Robert Danny Hill (R) Lost primary | 390 | 27.2% |
| Marshall Clay (R) Lost primary | 387 | 26.9% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Liberty Win | Marshall Clay | — | $666 | $5,694 |
| WV | Marshall Clay | $5,391 | — | — |
| Unknown | Cy Persinger | $4,409 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Marshall Clay | $2,900 | — | — |
| WV | Robert Danny Hill | $2,540 | — | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Marshall Clay | — | $2,225 | $0 |
| West Virginia Republican Labor Caucus | Marshall Clay | $2,000 | — | — |
| WV | Cy Persinger | $1,503 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Cy Persinger | $1,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Marshall Clay | $1,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Health Care PAC | Cy Persinger | $1,000 | — | — |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | Marshall Clay | $500 | — | — |
| GOpac The Gas and Oil Political Action Committee | Marshall Clay | $500 | — | — |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | Marshall Clay | $500 | — | — |
| Unknown | Colby Alexander Lopez | $389 | — | — |
| WV | Colby Alexander Lopez | $299 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Cy Persinger | — | $123 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Colby Alexander Lopez | $120 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Marshall Clay | — | $8 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Make Liberty Win | $666.00 | $5,693.96 |
| ↳ Marshall Clay (R) | $666.00 | $5,693.96 |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | $2,225.00 | — |
| ↳ Marshall Clay (R) | $2,225.00 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $131.49 | — |
| ↳ Cy Persinger (R) | $123.06 | — |
| ↳ Marshall Clay (R) | $8.43 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Marshall | Self-funding | — | Fayetteville, WV | 1 | $3,500 |
| Danny, Hill Robert | Self-funding | — | Glen Ferris, WV | 1 | $2,540 |
| West Virginia Republican Labor Caucus | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,000 |
| W., Clay Marshall | Self-funding | — | Fayetteville, WV | 1 | $1,391 |
| Persinger Christina | Individuals | Fayette County Schools | — | 4 | $1,159 |
| West Virginia Health Care PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| Toy Madison | Individuals | Faith Haven | WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| Persinger Cy | Self-funding | — | Victor, WV | 3 | $503 |
| Appalachian Electric Power | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Wild & Wonderful PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Arlington, VA | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO Contribution Fund | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| WV Lawpac | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| GOpac The Gas and Oil Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| H., Davis Christine | Individuals | Self | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| United Mine Workers of America | Businesses & orgs | — | Triangle, VA | 1 | $400 |
| Alexander, Lopez Colby | Self-funding | — | Ansted, WV | 8 | $292 |
| Eshenaur Steven | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Doninion Pac | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Clay Christopher | Individuals | Rainelle Medical Center | — | 1 | $250 |
| Wood Sue | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Moore Jeremy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Pauley Kim | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Campbell Jennifer | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Brewster Anita | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Persinger James | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Pettit Ashlie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Burford Chris | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Lopez Gabriel | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $128 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| Lopez Kelly | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $112 |
| Ewing Steve | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Pittman Sandra | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Lester Stephanie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Mooney Tillman | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Lively Stephanie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Pettit Richard | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Ewing Carol | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Lewis Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Howard Damian | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| M, Atha-Rader Kristi | Individuals | Rainelle Medical Center | — | 1 | $100 |
| Ewing Seth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Burton Samantha | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Lopez Ariana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Peck Larry | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $32 |
| Rector Richard | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $21 |
| Wriston Brenda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Shaulis Kay | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $11 |
| Raines Debra | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| B Shelby | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $6 |
| Farris Samara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $5 |