2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 79
3 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Evan Hansen Projected winner 77.1% Democrat Contributions $31,262.64 + Support — + Oppose $90.38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Contributions — + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mountain Contributions $2,929.69 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 79th District
All 5 precincts reported · unofficial | Evan Hansen (D) Projected winner | 2,832 | 77.1% |
| PAIGE REIRING (MTN) | 840 | 22.9% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 79th District - DEM
Certified | Evan Hansen (D) Won primary (unopposed) | 1,481 | — |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Evan Hansen | $11,523 | — | — |
| Unknown | Evan Hansen | $6,386 | — | — |
| SEIU District 1199 PAC | Evan Hansen | $2,800 | — | — |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | Evan Hansen | $2,800 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Evan Hansen | $2,504 | — | — |
| Unknown | Sydney Paige Reiring | $1,913 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Evan Hansen | $1,500 | — | — |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | Evan Hansen | $1,000 | — | — |
| FL | Evan Hansen | $1,000 | — | — |
| IUPAT Political Action Together Legislative Educational Committee | Evan Hansen | $1,000 | — | — |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | Evan Hansen | $750 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Sydney Paige Reiring | $500 | — | — |
| WV | Sydney Paige Reiring | $411 | — | — |
| FL | Sydney Paige Reiring | $106 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Evan Hansen | — | $0 | $90 |
| West Virginians for Life | Evan Hansen | — | $0 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| West Virginians for Life | — | $90.38 |
| ↳ Evan Hansen (D) | — | $90.38 |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hansen Evan | Self-funding | — | Morgantown, WV | 5 | $3,400 |
| SEIU District 1199 PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,800 |
| Greater WV Carpenters PEC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $2,800 |
| Sauter Susan | Individuals | Not Employed | Bruceton Mills, WV | 1 | $2,500 |
| J, Raese David | Individuals | Not Employed | MORGANTOWN, WV | 1 | $2,000 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,500 |
| Wallbridge Charles | Individuals | self employed | Bruceton Mills, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| Greenwald Cheryl | Individuals | Not Employed | St Johns, FL | 1 | $1,000 |
| IUPAT Political Action Together Legislative Educational Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| J, Moser Joseph | Individuals | Ashebrook Liquor Outlet | MORGANTOWN, WV | 1 | $1,000 |
| West Virginia Laborers' District Council PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $1,000 |
| Operators Political Education & Education Committee (O.P.E.C) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $750 |
| Karlin Mildred | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $500 |
| Marlier Juliet | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $500 |
| WV Can't Wait Action Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Madia Sam | Individuals | Self Employed | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| Goldberg Lynda | Individuals | Not Employed | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $500 |
| West Virginia Realtors PAC (RPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| AFT - West Virginia | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Dacks Penny | Individuals | AFDT | Morgantown, WV | 2 | $450 |
| Tar Bridgette | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $317 |
| Monongalia Co. Education Association PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $300 |
| Fireman Payton | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| WV Law PAC | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| L, Messer Robert | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Kawecki William | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Pallie Erica | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (LAWPAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| West Virginia Education Association PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Paige, Reiring Sydney | Individuals | — | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $235 |
| AFT Monongalia COPE | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $215 |
| Hammersmith Jack | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Wimmer Mary | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| Cooley Robert | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Runfola Steven | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| Milnes Lydia | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Delagarza Judith | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Shamberger Thomas | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Morgan Evan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Campbell Linda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Scott Barbara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Antonacci Micalyn | Individuals | — | WV | 2 | $148 |
| Smith Robert | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $130 |
| Reger-Nash Bill | Individuals | — | Morgantown, WV | 1 | $123 |
| West Virginia State Democratic Executive Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 1 | $120 |
| Nelson Amy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $106 |
| Duda John | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $106 |
| Binion Denise | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $106 |
| Lackey John | Individuals | — | FL | 1 | $106 |
| Craig Joshua | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $106 |
| Jones Cynthia | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| McGinley Patrick | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Pasternak Lucinda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Jernejcic Frank | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Capelle Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Reger, Nash Bill | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Brown Cheryl | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Hartman Leslie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| McCluskey Constance | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Stockman Vivian | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Malarkey Rozanne | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Lawson Betsy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Landenberger Cedric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Jones Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Blackenship Stephanie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Feinstein Michael | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Weirick Martin | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $75 |
| Edwards David | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $53 |
| Dickens Arnold | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $53 |
| Nelson Kirsten | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $53 |
| Wheeler Timothy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $53 |
| Hedrick Makara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $53 |
| J, Bowen Eric | Individuals | Key Logic | MORGANTOWN, WV | 1 | $50 |
| Raynor Neil | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| O'Callahan James | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| North Stacy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Frierson Barbara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Adams Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Payne Ann | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Powers Ray | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Rafferty Linda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Meer David | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Blake Linda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Wendell Barry | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Diefenbach Arthur | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Carlson California | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Cohen Stanley | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Sieber Jack | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Keliher Macabe | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Brown Barbara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Gmeindl Frank | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| McQuain David | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Snyder James | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Miller Kim | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Matak Brett | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $40 |
| Venable Wallace | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $40 |
| Scott Samuel | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $32 |
| Gordon Jeffery | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $30 |
| Waters Anita | Individuals | — | WV | 1 | $27 |
| Smith Jerrelyn | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Miller Tracy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Mickey Christina | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Ferrell Mark | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Ferrell Christopher | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Kelly Jillian | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Brown Ryan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Henderson Jeremy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Russell Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Powell Matthew | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Wildman Keeley | Individuals | Mon Defender Inc | WV | 1 | $22 |
| J, Rhen C | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $22 |
| Kelly Kimberly | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Planned Parenthood Votes West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $19 |
| M, Murphy Adam | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $16 |
| Trent Jessica | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $16 |
| Thompson Sherri | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $16 |
| Faulkes Eve | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $11 |
| Romine Elijah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $11 |
| Hendershot Jenna | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Robey Janelle | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Scott Sam | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Nunemaker Tristen | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Marker Marnie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Howell Lenore | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Carpenter Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Frances | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cochran Dana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |