2026 Election
House of Delegates · District 85
5 candidates
| Candidate | Party | Total Support | Total Oppose | Contributions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bruce A Kolsun Lost primary 23.3% Republican Contributions $12,594.16 + Support $15,655.52 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Dean Bosley Projected winner 67.4% Republican Contributions $7,785.00 + Support $463.85 + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Bonney Lost primary 29.9% Democrat Contributions $15,220.00 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jerry L Ours Lost primary 34.7% Republican Contributions $2,658.72 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deborah K Stiles 32.6% Democrat Contributions $36,629.01 + Support — + Oppose — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results
General election · Nov 3, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 85th District
All 23 precincts reported · unofficial | Alex Dean Bosley (R) Projected winner | 3,611 | 67.4% |
| Deborah K Stiles (D) | 1,746 | 32.6% |
Democratic primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 85th District - DEM
Certified | Deborah K Stiles (D) Won primary | 480 | 70.1% |
| Dean Bonney (D) Lost primary | 205 | 29.9% |
Republican primary · May 12, 2026 HOUSE OF DELEGATES, 85th District - REP
Certified | Alex Dean Bosley (R) Won primary | 843 | 42.0% |
| Jerry L Ours (R) Lost primary | 696 | 34.7% |
| Bruce A Kolsun (R) Lost primary | 467 | 23.3% |
| Source | Candidate | Contributions | Outside support | Outside oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WV | Deborah K Stiles | $28,768 | — | — |
| Americans for Prosperity | Bruce A Kolsun | — | $15,623 | $0 |
| WV | Dean Bonney | $15,220 | — | — |
| WV | Bruce A Kolsun | $12,594 | — | — |
| Operators Political Ed Committee | Alex Dean Bosley | $5,600 | — | — |
| Unknown | Deborah K Stiles | $4,561 | — | — |
| WV | Jerry L Ours | $2,209 | — | — |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | Alex Dean Bosley | $2,000 | — | — |
| AFT - West Virginia | Deborah K Stiles | $1,200 | — | — |
| Other Orgs | Deborah K Stiles | $700 | — | — |
| Eastern Panhandle Central Labor Council | Deborah K Stiles | $500 | — | — |
| Education West Virginia PAC | Deborah K Stiles | $500 | — | — |
| United Mine Workers of America | Deborah K Stiles | $400 | — | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | Alex Dean Bosley | — | $325 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Jerry L Ours | $250 | — | — |
| Unknown | Jerry L Ours | $200 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Alex Dean Bosley | — | $139 | $0 |
| Other Orgs | Alex Dean Bosley | $100 | — | — |
| WV | Alex Dean Bosley | $85 | — | — |
| West Virginians for Life Political Action Committee | Bruce A Kolsun | — | $33 | $0 |
Total Outside Spending by Committee
| Committee | Support | Oppose |
|---|---|---|
| Americans for Prosperity | $15,622.97 | — |
| ↳ Bruce A Kolsun (R) | $15,622.97 | — |
| Mountaineer Majority Fund, Inc. | $325.00 | — |
| ↳ Alex Dean Bosley (R) | $325.00 | — |
| West Virginians for Life | $171.40 | — |
| ↳ Alex Dean Bosley (R) | $138.85 | — |
| ↳ Bruce A Kolsun (R) | $32.55 | — |
Group by
| Contributor | Type | Employer | Location | Gifts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K, Stiles Deborah | Self-funding | — | Parsons, WV | 15 | $18,993 |
| Bonney Dean | Self-funding | — | Thomas, WV | 5 | $15,220 |
| A, Kolsun Bruce | Self-funding | — | Parsons, WV | 11 | $12,594 |
| Operators Political Ed Committee | Businesses & orgs | — | Charleston, WV | 2 | $5,600 |
| White Catherine | Individuals | Retired | Charleston, WV | 1 | $2,800 |
| West Virginia Building & Construction Trades PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $2,000 |
| Stiles Deborah | Individuals | Self | Parsons, WV | 4 | $2,000 |
| Olmo Elizabeth | Individuals | Retired | Mount Storm, WV | 3 | $1,600 |
| L, Ours Jerry | Self-funding | — | Maysville, WV | 1 | $1,433 |
| AFT - West Virginia | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $1,200 |
| Hanlin Parker | Individuals | Not Employed | Mt Storm, WV | 2 | $1,000 |
| Ours Jerry | Individuals | Retired | Maysville, WV | 2 | $851 |
| Shoenfeld Maryilyn | Individuals | not applicable | Davis, WV | 2 | $700 |
| Childers Linda | Individuals | Self-employed | Ona, WV | 3 | $600 |
| Education West Virginia PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Eastern Panhandle Central Labor Council | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $500 |
| Carr Shirley | Individuals | retired | Parsons, WV | 1 | $500 |
| United Mine Workers of America | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 2 | $400 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | PACs & committees | — | — | 2 | $350 |
| Rumberg Polla | Individuals | Not applicable | bluefield, WV | 6 | $350 |
| Cooper John | Individuals | — | — | 3 | $300 |
| Tucker County Democratic Executive Committee | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $300 |
| Milam Carol | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Beall Roscoe III | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $250 |
| Mullins Karen | Individuals | Unemployed | Foster, WV | 9 | $225 |
| Nugent Dana | Individuals | — | — | 3 | $210 |
| Moore Cristal | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Communications Workers of America Dist. 2-13 Pol. Ed. Com. | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Christensen John | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $200 |
| Tomson Alan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| A, Kinneberg Ramona | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $200 |
| Fleischman Catherine | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $150 |
| Taylor Ronald | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $150 |
| Dalzell Chris | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $119 |
| Slider Frank | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $118 |
| Howell Lenore | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $101 |
| Cooper Thorton | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| McHenry Deborah | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Moore Elaine | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Rodd Thomas | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Pollard Douglas Jr. | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Eddis Dorothy | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $100 |
| Selena, Margaret Yearwood | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Raye Zina | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Goughnour Amy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Slider Francis | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $100 |
| Spence Linda | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| West Virginia Education Association PAC | PACs & committees | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| CWA COPE 2-13 PEC-WV | Businesses & orgs | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Moore Randy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Meehan Alice | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $100 |
| Dean, Bosley Alex | Self-funding | — | Petersburg, WV | 1 | $85 |
| Metzger Sandie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $70 |
| Joltes Vivian | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $50 |
| Martino Dolly | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Godfrey Robin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Culvyhouse Carol | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Randall, Moore D | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Davis Rachelle | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Little Laurie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Parque Christy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Smith Don | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Stemple Cindy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Sedney Cara | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Kottke Aaron | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $50 |
| Parsons Marvin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $40 |
| Miller Coletta | Individuals | — | — | 2 | $38 |
| Minor Abby | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $30 |
| Miller Tracy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Caruthers Eric | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $25 |
| Parsons Jane | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Keeling Jane | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $20 |
| Sloan Jennifer | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $19 |
| Miller Frank | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $18 |
| Matak Brett | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $10 |
| Knight Kathy | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $7 |
| Marker Marnie | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $6 |
| Brentano Thama | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $3 |
| Hammonds Thurman | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $2 |
| Carpenter Kevin | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cook Francis | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Cochran Dana | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Hardy Jennifer | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
| Pease Susan | Individuals | — | — | 1 | $1 |
Contributors to More Than One Candidate
| Contributor | Contributed |
|---|---|
| Ours Jerry Maysville, WV | $850.80 |
| ↳ Jerry L Ours (R) | $775.80 |
| ↳ Deborah K Stiles (D) | $75.00 |
| West Virginia Farm Bureau (WV FARM PAC) | $350.00 |
| ↳ Jerry L Ours (R) | $250.00 |
| ↳ Alex Dean Bosley (R) | $100.00 |