Here is a list of area candidates who filed on Wednesday, Jan. 26, for statewide office or local legislative office. The filing period runs through Jan. 29. Incumbents are noted with an (I).
U.S. House of Representatives
Barry Wendell, Morgantown, Democrat, 2nd District
State Senate
Eric Hayhurst, Morgantown, Democrat, 2nd District
Stephen Garth Smith, Old Fields, Republican, 14th District
House of Delegates
Mike Manypenny, Grafton, Democrat, 73rd District
Matthew Kolb Morgantown, Democrat, 79th District (filed Jan. 25)
Justin White, Westover, Republican, 80th District