Overpaying for the status quo in West Virginia’s primary election

By: Andrew Donaldson

Outlets: West Virginia Watch

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 910

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Five. Million. Dollars. In less than ten weeks. Mostly from just ten groups. For one midterm legislative cycle primary. Not Senate seats. Not Congress. Not a general election. Not for the governor’s mansion. A closed primary for the West Virginia House of Delegates and West Virginia Senate. A remarkable investment for what is, on paper, a minor ideological adjustment to the West Virginia Republican supermajority.

Millions of dollars were spent on more advertisements than …

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