| Election Name: | 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates elections |
| Speaker | |
| Before Election: | Roger Hanshaw |
| Type: | legislative |
| Before Party: | West Virginia Republican Party |
| Map Size: | 300px |
| Seats Needed2: | 29 |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Image1 Size: | x180px |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Leader1: | Roger Hanshaw |
| Leaders Seat2: | 35th (pre-election) 57th (post-election) |
| Election Date: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election: | 2024 West Virginia House of Delegates election |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Seats For Election: | All 100 seats in the West Virginia House of Delegates |
| Majority Seats: | 51 |
| Image1: | GOP |
| Previous Election: | 2020 West Virginia House of Delegates election |
| Previous Year: | 2020 |
| Party1: | West Virginia Republican Party |
| Leader Since1: | August 29, 2018 |
| Seats Before1: | 78 |
| Leaders Seat1: | 33rd (pre-election) 62nd (post-election) |
| Leader2: | Doug Skaff |
| Leader Since2: | November 30, 2020 |
| Party2: | West Virginia Democratic Party |
| Seats Before2: | 22 |
| Popular Vote1: | 316,588 |
| Last Election1: | 76 seats, 58.8% |
| Percentage1: | 68.7% |
| Popular Vote2: | 138,747 |
| Last Election2: | 24 seats, 40.5% |
| Percentage2: | 30.1% |
| Seat Change1: | 10 |
| Seat Change2: | 10 |
| Seats1: | 88 |
| Seats2: | 12 |
| Swing1: | 9.9% |
| Swing2: | 10.4% |
| After Election: | Roger Hanshaw |
| After Party: | West Virginia Republican Party |
The 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election was held on November 8, 2022, electing all 100 members of the chamber. This coincided with the election of 17 of West Virginia's 34 state senators, and the election of West Virginia's two U.S. representatives. Primary elections were held on May 10, 2022.[1] Due to redistricting, this was the first House of Delegates election in which all members were elected from single member districts, with West Virginia following a trend of states phasing out multi-member districts in recent decades.[2]
The Republican party won 88 seats, increasing their supermajority in the chamber. In early 2023, delegate Elliott Pritt switched his party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, increasing the party's seat count to 89.[3]
In the 2020 House of Delegates election, the Republican Party gained almost 20 seats from the Democrats, achieving supermajority status.[4] This has followed West Virginia's sharp turn towards the Republican Party in the preceding 20 years, and the Republicans' growing prominence in state politics. Between the 2020 and 2022 elections, two Democrats switched their party affiliation to Republican.[5]
Five Democrats retired.
Nine Republicans retired.
On August 8, 2022, Brandon Steele, a Republican from Raleigh County, announced his intent to run for Speaker against incumbent Roger Hanshaw.[20] House Democratic leader Doug Skaff stated on the Mountain State Views podcast that he and his caucus would support Hanshaw over Steele in a speakership contest.[21]
On December 4, 2022, Hanshaw was chosen to lead the Republican caucus for another two years, winning with 53 votes to Steele's 30. In the Democratic caucus, Skaff was re-elected as minority leader.[22]
On January 11, 2023, the 86th Legislature convened, and the election for Speaker was held. Republican David Kelly nominated Hanshaw, who was seconded by John Hardy, and Democrat Ric Griffith nominated Skaff, who was seconded by Shawn Fluharty.
| +↓ | 88 | 12 |
| Republican | Dem. |
| 2022 West Virginia House of Delegates election | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Races contested | Votes | Percentage | % change | Seatsbefore | Seatsafter | +/– | ||
| Republican | 99 | 316,588 | 68.68% | 9.9% | 78 | 88 | 10 | ||
| Democratic | 76 | 138,747 | 30.10% | 10.4% | 22 | 12 | 10 | ||
| 2 | 2,565 | 0.56% | 0.5% | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Independent | 2 | 1,630 | 0.35% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mountain | 2 | 641 | 0.14% | 0.1% | 0 | 0 | |||
| Libertarian | 2 | 548 | 0.12% | 0.2% | 0 | 0 | |||
| Write-in | 3 | 224 | 0.05% | — | 100 | 100 | — | ||
| Totals | 100 | 460,943 | 100.00% | ||||||
| Turnout | 39.95% | 23.3% | |||||||
Districts where the margin of victory was under 10%:
During West Virginia's 85th Legislature (2021–2022), several delegates resigned from their seats in the House of Delegates. According to §3-10-5 of West Virginia Code, vacancies in the House of Delegates are filled through appointment by the Governor of one of three candidates chosen by the executive committee of the outgoing member's party.[23] Below is a list of appointments made during the 85th Legislature.
| District | Incumbent | Party | Appointee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departing Member | First elected | Incoming member | Appt. date | ||||
| 13 | 2016 | Rep | |||||
| 19 | 2020 | Rep | |||||
| 22 | 2018 | Rep | |||||
| 28 | 2018 (appointed) | Rep | |||||
| 35 | 2020 | Rep | |||||
| 42 | 2020 | Rep | |||||
Incumbent Pat McGeehan was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Mark Zatezalo was first elected in 2014, left the House of Delegates in 2018, and was elected again in 2020.
Incumbent Phillip Diserio was first elected in 2012, left the House of Delegates in 2014, and was elected again in 2016.
Incumbent Erikka Storch was first elected in 2010.
Incumbent Shawn Fluharty was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Charlie Reynolds was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Lisa Zukoff was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent David Kelly was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Trenton Barnhart was appointed in 2019.[24]
Incumbent William Anderson was first elected in 1992.
Incumbent Roger Conley was first elected in 2020. Conley lost the Republican primary to Bob Fehrenbacher.
Incumbent Vernon Criss was first elected in 2016.
Incumbent Shannon Kimes was first elected in 2020. Kimes lost the Republican primary to Dave Foggin.
Incumbent Riley Keaton was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Steve Westfall was first elected in 2012.
Incumbent Jonathan Pinson was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Johnnie Wamsley was first elected in 2020. Wamsley lost the Republican primary to Jim Butler.
Incumbent Kathie Hess Crouse was appointed in 2021.[25]
Incumbent Geoff Foster was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Jarred Cannon was appointed to fill the vacancy left by Joe Jeffries' resignation in June 2022, one month after Cannon won the Republican primary for District 21.
Incumbent Daniel Linville was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Evan Worrell was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Sean Hornbuckle was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Matthew Rohrbach was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Chad Lovejoy was elected in 2016. Incumbent Ric Griffith was elected in 2020. Griffith defeated Lovejoy in the Democratic primary caused by redistricting.
Incumbent Josh Booth was appointed in 2021.[26] Booth lost the Republican primary to Mark Ross.
Incumbent Margitta Mazzocchi was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Josh Holstein was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Jordan Bridges was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Mark Dean was first elected in 2016.
Incumbent Ed Evans was first elected in 2016.
In the close District 36 Republican primary, Tom Acosta, who held a one-vote lead in election night returns, was defeated by the same margin by Anita Hall after canvassing.
Incumbent Marty Gearheart was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Joe Ellington was first elected in 2010.
Incumbent Doug Smith was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Roy Cooper was first elected in 2012.
Incumbent Jordan Maynor was appointed in 2021.[27]
Incumbent Brandon Steele was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Christopher Toney was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Michael Honaker was appointed in 2021.
Incumbent Todd Longanacre was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Caleb Hanna was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Heather Tully was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Austin Haynes was first elected in 2020, and defeated by Democrat David Elliott Pritt in 2022. Pritt later changed his party affiliation to Republican, increasing the GOP's House majority to 89.
Incumbent Tom Fast was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Larry Rowe was first elected in 1996, before leaving the chamber and returning in 2014.
Incumbents Jim Barach and Chris Pritt were first elected in 2020. After winning the Democratic primary, Barach chose not to seek re-election, and he was replaced by Wayne Crozier.[28]
Incumbent Mike Pushkin was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Moore Capito, son of United States senator Shelley Moore Capito, was first elected in 2016.
Incumbents Kayla Young was first elected in 2020. In 2022, incumbent Larry Pack, running against Young in the general election, resigned from the House of Delegates. His successor, Andrew Anderson, replaced him as the Republican nominee for District 56.
Incumbent Doug Skaff was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Dianna Graves was appointed in 2017. Graves lost the Republican primary to Andy Shamblin.[29]
Incumbent Dana Ferrell was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Dean Jeffries was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Roger Hanshaw was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Adam Burkhammer was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Carl Martin was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Ty Nestor was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Cody Thompson was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Chris Phillips was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Danny Hamrick was first elected in 2012. Harmick lost the Republican primary to Keith Marple.
Incumbent Laura Kimble was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Clay Riley was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Amy Summers was first elected in 2014.
Incumbent Guy Ward was first elected in 2020. Ward lost the Republican primary to Mike DeVault.
Incumbent Phil Mallow was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Joey Garcia was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Joe Statler was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Evan Hansen was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent John Williams was first elected in 2016.
Incumbent Danielle Walker was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent D. Rolland Jennings was appointed in 2017.
Incumbent John Paul Hott was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Bryan Ward was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Gary Howell was first elected in 2010.
Incumbent Ruth Rowan was first elected in 2004. Rowan's son-in-law, Robert Wolford, filed to run as an independent following her loss to Darren Thorne in the Republican primary.[30]
Incumbents George Miller and Ken Reed were first elected in 2020. Miller defeated Reed in the Republican primary caused by redistricting.
Incumbent Don Forsht was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Chuck Horst was first elected in 2020.
Incumbent Eric Householder was first elected in 2010.
Incumbent John Hardy was first elected in 2018.
Incumbent Paul Espinosa was first elected in 2012.
Incumbent Wayne Clark was first elected in 2020.