2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 74
5 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Guy Ward Projected winner 59.5% Republican Contributions $39,196.29 + Support $57,177.28 + Oppose $808.00 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Scott Crouch Lost primary 47.2% Republican Contributions $20,882.50 + Support $6,580.93 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frankie Delapas 40.5% Democrat Contributions $620.00 + Support — + Oppose $69.63 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 74th District
All 22 precincts reported · unofficial | Guy Ward (R) Projected winner | 3,115 | 59.5% |
| Frankie Delapas (D) | 2,119 | 40.5% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 74th District - DEM
Certified | Frankie Delapas (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 1,069 | — |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 74th District - REP
Certified | Guy Ward (R) Won primary | 525 | 48.7% |
| William Scott Crouch (R) Lost primary | 509 | 47.2% |
| Jonathan Woertz (R) Lost primary | 44 | 4.1% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Brighter Tomorrow | Guy Ward | — | $30,497 | $0 |
| School Freedom Fund (IE) | Guy Ward | — | $26,604 | $0 |
| WV | William Scott Crouch | $18,416 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Guy Ward | $13,150 | — | — |
| Make Liberty Win | William Scott Crouch | — | $6,581 | $0 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Guy Ward | $5,600 | — | — |
| WV | Guy Ward | $4,171 | — | — |
| West Virginia Republican Labor Caucus | Guy Ward | $4,000 | — | — |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | Guy Ward | $3,300 | — | — |
| WV Appalachian Laborers' District Council PAC | Guy Ward | $2,800 | — | — |
| WVTA-PAC (West Virginia Troopers Association) | Guy Ward | $2,500 | — | — |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | Guy Ward | $2,500 | — | — |
| Unknown | William Scott Crouch | $1,415 | — | — |
| Unknown | Guy Ward | $1,175 | — | — |
| Make Liberty Win | Guy Ward | — | $0 | $808 |
| Other Orgs | William Scott Crouch | $652 | — | — |
| WV | Frankie Delapas | $400 | — | — |
| CO | William Scott Crouch | $400 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Frankie Delapas | $120 | — | — |
| Unknown | Frankie Delapas | $100 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Guy Ward | — | $76 | $0 |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Frankie Delapas | — | $0 | $70 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| A Brighter Tomorrow | $30,497.42 | — |
| ↳ Guy Ward (R) | $30,497.42 | — |
| School Freedom Fund (IE) | $26,603.76 | — |
| ↳ Guy Ward (R) | $26,603.76 | — |
| Make Liberty Win | $6,580.93 | $808.00 |
| ↳ William Scott Crouch (R) | $6,580.93 | — |
| ↳ Guy Ward (R) | — | $808.00 |
| West Virginians for Life | $76.10 | $69.63 |
| ↳ Guy Ward (R) | $76.10 | — |
| ↳ Frankie Delapas (D) | — | $69.63 |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott, Crouch William | Self-funding | — | Fairmont, WV | 13 | $14,816 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $5,600 |
| West Virginia Republican Labor Caucus | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $4,000 |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | PACs & committees | — | — | 3 | $3,300 |
| WV Appalachian Laborers' District Council PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| F., Devault Michael | Individuals | — | Fairmont, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $2,500 |
| WVTA-PAC (West Virginia Troopers Association) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,500 |
| North Central WV SMART 33 COPE | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,300 |
| Ward Joyce | Individuals | Fairmont Catholic School | Fairmont, WV | 2 | $1,150 |
| West Virginia Federation of Teachers Committee on Political Education | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Marion County Labor Federation | PACs & committees | — | Fairmont, WV | 2 | $1,000 |
| UA Plumbers & Pipefitters WV PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| WV Appalachian Laborers' District Council Political Action Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| WV LAWPAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| E, Davis James | Individuals | Self-employed | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Moss Marlene | Individuals | Housewife | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| United Mine Workers of America | Businesses & orgs | — | Triangle, VA | 2 | $750 |
| Victory Enterprises | Businesses & orgs | — | Davenport, IA | 1 | $552 |
| Education West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Wild & Wonderful PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | Arlington, VA | 1 | $500 |
| IBEW PAC Voluntary Fund | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| A., Earp Morgan | Individuals | — | Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia AFL-CIO COPE | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| GOpac The Gas and Oil Political Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| American Electric Power Committee for Responsible Government | Businesses & orgs | — | Washington, DC | 1 | $500 |
| Nuzum Kandice | Individuals | Retired | Fairmont, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Hatman Cosco LLC | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Crouch Ronald | Individuals | Adams 12 Five Star School | Johnstown, CO | 1 | $400 |
| Rexroad Lewis | Individuals | — | — | 3 | $300 |
| delapas wayne | Individuals | AES | Fairmont, WV | 1 | $300 |
| L, Oliver Jack | Individuals | Self-Employed | Fairmont, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Carpenter Sr Lonnie | Individuals | RETIRED | Fairmont, WV | 1 | $300 |
| Ward Guy | Self-funding | — | White Hall, WV | 5 | $271 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Dominion Energy, Inc. Political Action Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV Optometric Physicians PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Communication Workers of America District 2-13 PEC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV Farm PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WVEA Political Action Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Givens Andrew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Carpenter Lonnie | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| A, Davies Theresa | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Heaney Toby | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| Pagliaro Carmen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $125 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $120 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Farley JR | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $100 |
| A, Jack Gary Esq. | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| J, DLusky Donald | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Spiker Bee | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Harvey Jo Development Co LLC | Businesses & orgs | — | Grafton, WV | 1 | $100 |
| Kremer Joseph | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| L, Riffle Gregory | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Heiskell Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Gundersen Norman | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Robinson Jennifer | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Ray, Starn Rickie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Carr Pat | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Erhard Craig | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Schoonover Jerry | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| McCollum Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Mullett Charles | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Ward Thomas | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Stanley William | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Crouch Andrew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $40 |
| Fisher Edward | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
Contributors to More Than One Candidate
| Contributor | Contributed |
|---|---|
| Heaney Toby | $200.00 |
| ↳ William Scott Crouch (R) | $100.00 |
| ↳ Guy Ward (R) | $100.00 |