2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 73
3 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Franklin Porter Sturm Projected winner 66.9% Republican Contributions $9,750.00 + Support $42,535.07 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rob Gallo Lost primary 49.1% Republican Contributions $1,021.36 + Support $13,118.70 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kathleen Anne Ford 33.1% Democrat Contributions $4,465.01 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 73rd District
All 18 precincts reported · unofficial | Franklin Porter Sturm (R) Projected winner | 3,203 | 66.9% |
| Kathleen Anne Ford (D) | 1,586 | 33.1% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 73rd District - DEM
Certified | Kathleen Anne Ford (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 823 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 73rd District - REP
Certified | Franklin Porter Sturm (R) Won primary | 720 | 50.9% |
| Rob Gallo (R) Lost primary | 694 | 49.1% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Brighter Tomorrow | Franklin Porter Sturm | — | $42,347 | $0 |
| Americans for Prosperity | Rob Gallo | — | $13,112 | $0 |
| Building and Construction Trades | Franklin Porter Sturm | $2,800 | — | — |
| Infinity Electric | Franklin Porter Sturm | $2,000 | — | — |
| WV | Kathleen Anne Ford | $1,969 | — | — |
| Unknown | Kathleen Anne Ford | $1,439 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Franklin Porter Sturm | $1,250 | — | — |
| IBEW Local 596 | Franklin Porter Sturm | $1,000 | — | — |
| WV Appalachian Council | Franklin Porter Sturm | $1,000 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Franklin Porter Sturm | $1,000 | — | — |
| WV | Rob Gallo | $751 | — | — |
| Operating Engineers | Franklin Porter Sturm | $500 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Kathleen Anne Ford | $355 | — | — |
| PA | Kathleen Anne Ford | $280 | — | — |
| Unknown | Rob Gallo | $250 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Franklin Porter Sturm | — | $188 | $0 |
| OH | Kathleen Anne Ford | $150 | — | — |
| MD | Kathleen Anne Ford | $138 | — | — |
| TX | Kathleen Anne Ford | $120 | — | — |
| WV | Franklin Porter Sturm | $100 | — | — |
| Unknown | Franklin Porter Sturm | $100 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Rob Gallo | $20 | — | — |
| Other States | Kathleen Anne Ford | $14 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Rob Gallo | — | $6 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| A Brighter Tomorrow | $42,347.25 | — |
| ↳ Franklin Porter Sturm (R) | $42,347.25 | — |
| Americans for Prosperity | $13,112.23 | — |
| ↳ Rob Gallo (R) | $13,112.23 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $194.29 | — |
| ↳ Franklin Porter Sturm (R) | $187.82 | — |
| ↳ Rob Gallo (R) | $6.47 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building and Construction Trades | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Infinity Electric | Businesses & orgs | — | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $2,000 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| WV Appalachian Council | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| IBEW Local 596 | Businesses & orgs | — | Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Gallo Rob | Self-funding | — | Grafton, WV | 2 | $751 |
| Lyons Alicia | Individuals | WV Department of Human Services | Grafton, WV | 3 | $568 |
| Operating Engineers | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Ford Betty | Individuals | Retired | Grafton, WV | 2 | $420 |
| Collett Gigi | Individuals | — | Grafton, WV | 4 | $400 |
| N Central WV Labor Council | Businesses & orgs | — | Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Collett Judith | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $250 |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| IUPAT Political Action Together Legislative Educational Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Susman Tom | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| American Electric Power | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| April Singleton Photography | Businesses & orgs | — | WV | 1 | $215 |
| Brooks Amy | Individuals | — | Grafton, WV | 2 | $200 |
| Hill Holly | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $153 |
| Farley James | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $150 |
| Price Michelle | Individuals | — | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $150 |
| Docherty Nadine | Individuals | — | Grafton, WV | 2 | $150 |
| Richendollar Eric | Individuals | — | Marietta, OH | 2 | $150 |
| Mick Dennis | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Parker Diane | Individuals | — | WV | 2 | $125 |
| Myers-Alkire Keya | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $125 |
| Brodkin Adam | Individuals | — | Austin, TX | 12 | $120 |
| WV State Democratic Executive Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| Price Bob | Individuals | — | Pittsburgh, PA | 3 | $105 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Communications Workers | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| L, Temple Karen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Porter, Sturm Franklin | Self-funding | — | Flemington, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Anne, Ford Kathleen | Self-funding | — | Grafton, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Trevas Dana | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $81 |
| Chase Patricia | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $66 |
| Pavlovic Karl | Individuals | — | Gaithersburg, MD | 1 | $59 |
| Greenia Dennis | Individuals | — | Baltimore, MD | 9 | $53 |
| McKeever Donna | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| King Matthew | Individuals | — | Grafton, WV | 2 | $50 |
| Latta Angie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $45 |
| First Community Bank | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 2 | $40 |
| Mitchell Paul | Individuals | — | — | 3 | $40 |
| Murray Lynette | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $30 |
| Moss Chase | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $30 |
| Straight Charlene | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $30 |
| Robinson Josh | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $30 |
| Stewart Frances | Individuals | — | Bethesda, MD | 9 | $26 |
| Friend Sherri | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Caruthers Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| White Debra | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Dunhoff Craig | Individuals | — | Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $25 |
| Wildman Kathy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Sloan Jennifer | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $19 |
| Faulkes Eve | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $11 |
| Ford Kathleen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| Wotring Lisa | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| R, Scharf Harry | Individuals | — | Saint Louis, MO | 1 | $6 |
| Goldin John | Individuals | — | Guilford, CT | 1 | $6 |
| Marker Marnie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Stiles Deborah | Individuals | — | Parsons, WV | 1 | $5 |
| Brentano Thama | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $3 |
| Hammonds Thurman | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $2 |
| Davis, Entabi Tami | Individuals | — | Alexandria, VA | 1 | $1 |
| Howell Lenore | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Frances | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cochran Dana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| M, Wilson Eric | Individuals | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1 |
| Pease Susan | Individuals | — | Greenfield, MA | 1 | $1 |
Contributors to More Than One Candidate
| Contributor | Contributed |
|---|---|
| First Community Bank | $40.00 |
| ↳ Rob Gallo (R) | $20.00 |
| ↳ Kathleen Anne Ford (D) | $20.00 |