2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 53
4 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Tristan Leavitt Projected winner 51.9% Republican Contributions $81,230.86 + Support $6,677.43 + Oppose $6,625.12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Joe Burns Lost primary 31.5% Republican Contributions $3,001.27 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard Mize Lost primary 35.5% Democrat Contributions $2,212.00 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Keena Mullins 48.1% Democrat Contributions — + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 53rd District
All 21 precincts reported · unofficial | Tristan Leavitt (R) Projected winner | 2,193 | 51.9% |
| Keena Mullins (D) | 2,030 | 48.1% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 53rd District - DEM
Certified | Keena Mullins (D) Won primary | 686 | 64.5% |
| Howard Mize (D) Lost primary | 377 | 35.5% |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 53rd District - REP
Certified | Tristan Leavitt (R) Won primary | 664 | 68.5% |
| Terry Joe Burns (R) Lost primary | 305 | 31.5% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Tristan Leavitt | $30,875 | — | — |
| Unknown | Tristan Leavitt | $11,724 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Tristan Leavitt | $9,450 | — | — |
| VA | Tristan Leavitt | $8,621 | — | — |
| Make Liberty Win | Tristan Leavitt | — | $0 | $6,625 |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Tristan Leavitt | — | $5,852 | $0 |
| West Virginia Health Care PAC | Tristan Leavitt | $4,800 | — | — |
| West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers (WV Car PAC) | Tristan Leavitt | $3,500 | — | — |
| WV | Terry Joe Burns | $3,001 | — | — |
| LA | Tristan Leavitt | $2,501 | — | — |
| Other States | Tristan Leavitt | $2,000 | — | — |
| DC | Tristan Leavitt | $1,500 | — | — |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (MPAC) | Tristan Leavitt | $1,500 | — | — |
| Altice USA West Virginia PAC | Tristan Leavitt | $1,500 | — | — |
| MD | Tristan Leavitt | $1,260 | — | — |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | Tristan Leavitt | $1,000 | — | — |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal PAC | Tristan Leavitt | $1,000 | — | — |
| Other States | Howard Mize | $900 | — | — |
| Americans for Public Safety | Tristan Leavitt | — | $650 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Howard Mize | $550 | — | — |
| WV | Howard Mize | $427 | — | — |
| DC | Howard Mize | $250 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Tristan Leavitt | — | $126 | $0 |
| Unknown | Howard Mize | $60 | — | — |
| National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund | Tristan Leavitt | — | $50 | $0 |
| VA | Howard Mize | $25 | — | — |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Make Liberty Win | — | $6,625.12 |
| ↳ Tristan Leavitt (R) | — | $6,625.12 |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | $5,851.84 | — |
| ↳ Tristan Leavitt (R) | $5,851.84 | — |
| Americans for Public Safety | $650.00 | — |
| ↳ Tristan Leavitt (R) | $650.00 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $126.02 | — |
| ↳ Tristan Leavitt (R) | $126.02 | — |
| National Rifle Association of America Political Victory Fund | $49.57 | — |
| ↳ Tristan Leavitt (R) | $49.57 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weinstein Jennifer | Individuals | Self | Arlington, VA | 2 | $5,600 |
| West Virginia Health Care PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $4,800 |
| West Virginia Auto and Truck Dealers (WV Car PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $3,500 |
| Miller Chris | Individuals | DM Auto | Huntington, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Wilcox Tim | Individuals | Self | Charleston, WV | 3 | $2,500 |
| Carter JR | Individuals | BJC | South Charleston, WV | 2 | $2,000 |
| Atkinson Mark | Individuals | Self | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,000 |
| Pritt Jimmy | Individuals | retired | Charleston, WV | 2 | $1,550 |
| Caffery Hugh | Individuals | Self | Lockport, LA | 1 | $1,501 |
| Altice USA West Virginia PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Long Island City, NY | 1 | $1,500 |
| Marathon Petroleum Corporation Employees Political Action Committee (MPAC) | Businesses & orgs | — | Findlay, OH | 2 | $1,500 |
| Pritt Alan | Individuals | Pritt Law | Charleton, WV | 1 | $1,301 |
| Binnall Jesse | Individuals | Binnall Law Group | Alexandria, VA | 2 | $1,021 |
| West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,000 |
| McKown CI | Individuals | McKown Associated | Charleston, WV | 2 | $1,000 |
| Dix Wray | Individuals | Boulder Landscaping | Lehi, UT | 1 | $1,000 |
| Howell Zachary | Individuals | Hill East Group | Silver Spring, MD | 1 | $1,000 |
| Kozeny Jill | Individuals | American Council of Life Insurers | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 |
| Comcast Corporation & NBCUniversal PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Philadelphia, PA | 1 | $1,000 |
| Zummer Michael | Individuals | Self | New Orleans, LA | 1 | $1,000 |
| Pack Larry | Individuals | State of West Virginia | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| The Chemours PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $1,000 |
| Beakes Benjamin | Individuals | Self | Charleston, WV | 2 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Beer Wholesalers PAC (WV BW PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| Lytle Mark | Individuals | Nixon Peabody LLP | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $1,000 |
| Hissam Michael | Individuals | Hissam Forman Donovan Ritchie PLLC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| O'Dell Tony | Individuals | Tiano O'Dell, PLLC | Hurricane, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Norman Taylor | Individuals | Bailey, Javins & Carter LC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Haid Michael | Individuals | Maple Creative WV, Inc | Charleston, WV | 2 | $750 |
| Zak, Ritchie Jonathan | Individuals | Hissam Forman Donovan Ritchie PLLC | Charleston, WV | 2 | $750 |
| West Virginia Contractors PAC (HUB PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $750 |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Richmond, VA | 2 | $750 |
| Leavitt Tristan | Self-funding | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $700 |
| Reidy Joseph | Individuals | 3PS | Charleston, WV | 2 | $600 |
| McVey Kevin | Individuals | Base Station Media | Palm Springs, CA | 2 | $550 |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Hospital Association (HOSPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Carder, Eshenaur Steven | Individuals | — | Dunbar, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Gouveia Robert | Individuals | Self | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Pack Larry Jr. | Individuals | Self | East Bank, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Pagliaro Melanie | Individuals | MAP and Associates | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Zerbe Dean | Individuals | ZMF Law Firm | Arlington, VA | 1 | $500 |
| Bishop Mason | Individuals | WorkEd Consulting LLC | Burke, VA | 1 | $500 |
| Elevance Health PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Weikle Chris | Individuals | Expand Energy | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Hale Nathan | Individuals | CAMC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Tawney Kris | Individuals | Self | Lewisburg, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Optimum Communications Inc West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Becker James | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $500 |
| GOpac The Gas and Oil Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Owen Daniel | Individuals | Goodwill Industries | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| TC PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| McCarthy John | Individuals | McCarthy Strategic Solutions | Frankfort, KY | 1 | $500 |
| Plate David | Individuals | IBS | Mount Carbon, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Langberg Mitchell | Individuals | Clare Locke | Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $500 |
| Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Huffman Jason | Individuals | Americans for Prosperity | Charleston, WV | 2 | $500 |
| Burgess Jordan | Individuals | Self-Employed | Pinch, WV | 2 | $500 |
| Bailey James | Individuals | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC | Charleston, WV | 2 | $500 |
| Goodwin Samantha | Individuals | Events at the Tompkins’ LLC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| O'Neal, Browning Ryan | Individuals | — | Kenova, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Donovan Ryan | Individuals | Hissam Forman Donovan Ritchie PLLC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Shawn, Groves Samuel | Individuals | WVU Medicine | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Brown Johnnie | Individuals | Pullin, Fowler, Flanagan, Brown & Poe, PLLC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Mork Kyle | Individuals | Greylock Energy | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Heath Richard | Individuals | Bowles Rice, LLP | Charleston, WV | 2 | $450 |
| The Bowles Rice PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $350 |
| Dunne Julie | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $300 |
| Schulz Mychal | Individuals | Babst Calland | Charleston, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Skladany Jonathan | Individuals | Jenner Block | Bethesda, MD | 1 | $260 |
| White Gil | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Abraham Brian | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Dettinger George | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Bertles Helen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Childs Phillip | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Siegel Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Agents PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Walker Matt | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Samples Jeremiah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| CRNA PAC of WV | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Hartman Frank | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Swann William | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Marr Chris | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Walker Harriet | Individuals | — | Washington, DC | 4 | $250 |
| Boggs Mara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Brown Bryan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| CWA | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Wild & Wonderful PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Webb Christa | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Stern Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| McCutcheon John | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Webb Charles | Individuals | Self Employed | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Moore Erica | Individuals | State of WV | Spencer, WV | 1 | $250 |
| MN8 Energy LLC Political Action Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| George Kent | Individuals | Robinson & McElwee, PLLC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Slaughter Christopher | Individuals | Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Swann Larry | Individuals | Self Employed | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| CIGNA Group Employee PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Woods Anthony | Individuals | WVFF | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Canfield John | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Cheren Bobby | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Mullett Brace | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Herridge Matthew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| A, Reale Philip II | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $250 |
| A, Reale Philip | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Adrian Glenn | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Smith Lily | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Gallagher Crescent | Individuals | State Treasury | Charleston, WV | 1 | $250 |
| Hinman Paul | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| Blair Saira | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| AFT - WV | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Allen, Robbins Mark | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Thompson Ruth | Individuals | — | Saluda, NC | 1 | $200 |
| Mize Jennifer | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $200 |
| Duncan Dewayne | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Anderson Maribeth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Heywood Tom | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Tawney Kenneth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Thomm Julie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Robey Andrew | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $200 |
| Ohrn Larry | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $200 |
| Carter Mark | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $200 |
| Mark, Adkins J. | Individuals | Bowles Rice, LLP | Charleston, WV | 1 | $200 |
| Asbury Jason | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Bigley Warren | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Levine Elisabeth | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Jackson Scott | Individuals | — | Louisville, CO | 3 | $150 |
| Joe, Burns Terry | Self-funding | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $150 |
| Marks Jill | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $150 |
| Polen Mark | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Medley Clay | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Cecil Dan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Gunnoe Andrew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Hoylman Bryan | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $150 |
| Gupta Dimple | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $104 |
| Bartley Bill | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| George Edward | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Thompson Matthew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Kanawha County Republican Women | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Fortier Evelyn | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Nuebel, Kovarik Kathy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| WVEA | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Hite Matthew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Kohn Stephen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Davis Ryan | Individuals | — | Dunbar, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Hamilton Linwood | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Luikart Patrick | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| White Connie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Vaughn Alexander | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Krason Adam | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Walters Chris | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Story Brad | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Henry Tyler | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Howard Ganim | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $100 |
| Garrett Andrea | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $100 |
| Fox Sam | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $100 |
| Mason Hallie | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $100 |
| Amick Kendra | Individuals | Bowles Rice, LLP | Leivasy, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Kelsh James | Individuals | Bowles Rice, LLP | Charleston, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Siegrist Camden | Individuals | Bowles Rice, LLP | Charleston, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Nuzum Jordan | Individuals | Bowles Rice, LLP | Charleston, WV | 1 | $75 |
| Atkinson Dwain | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Wyatt Nicholas | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Garcar Mike | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Hendricks Archna | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Mitchell Mark | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $50 |
| Mize Henry | Individuals | — | Washington, WV | 1 | $50 |
| Turner Scot | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Robins Tom | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Spry Bobbie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Gilleran Angelica | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Price Karen | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $50 |
| Case Michael | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $27 |
| Cox Lael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Pecora Julian | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Bishop Nick | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Barker Gloria | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $25 |
| Patterson Emily | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $25 |
| Ford Christopher | Individuals | — | Mechanicsville, VA | 1 | $25 |
| Byers Reed | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Greenhalgh Rawleigh | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Tuttle Lisa | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |