Confirmed officialGeneral election

West Virginia

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

The ordinary registration deadline has passed.

Election date3November 2026

Countdown · election day

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Nov 3Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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Deadlines and windows

West Virginia · November 3, 2026

The ordinary registration deadline has passed. OFF-WV · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

Ordinary domestic voters; same-day registration routes and local conditions remain distinct.
Registration route	Date	Rule	Evidence
Online	Oct 13		OFF-WV · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
Mail	Oct 13	postmarked	OFF-WV · BP-REG · VOTE-REG
In person	Oct 13		OFF-WV · BP-REG · VOTE-REG

A displayed window does not mean every site is open every day. Times are local unless a named time zone is given.
Voting task	Date or window	Instructions
Mailed ballot request	Oct 28	The application must reach the election authority by this date. BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL
In-person early/absentee route	Oct 21–Oct 31	The ordinary voter hand-return cutoff is November 2. A timely Election Day postmarked mailed ballot can arrive by November 9; an unpostmarked ballot must arrive by November 4. BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY
Ballot return	Method-specific rule	Mail: Nov 3 postmark and arrival by Nov 9. Without a postmark, arrival by Nov 4. Personal hand return: Nov 2. BP-RETURN · VOTE-MAIL
Election Day hours	6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.	Local time. Check the assigned polling place for applicable exceptions. BP-HOURS · VOTECLOCK · GP-HOURS

The ordinary voter hand-return cutoff is November 2. A timely Election Day postmarked mailed ballot can arrive by November 9; an unpostmarked ballot must arrive by November 4. OFF-WV · BP-MAIL · VOTE-MAIL · BP-RETURN · BP-EARLY · VOTE-EARLY

Official state election information and ballot lookup. Military/overseas, emergency, accessible-ballot and special-eligibility rules can differ.

2026 House districts; all outlooks are pre-election assessments.
House district	Outlook	DDHQ / Cook
WV-1	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H
WV-2	Safe R	Safe R / Safe R DDHQ-H · COOK-H

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