MORGANTOWN — Ten people are seeking election to five House of Delegates seats representing Monongalia County. Only one seat — the 82nd District — has a primary race, between two Democrats. Three incumbents are unopposed in both the May 14 primary and the November general election.
Here is a look at their campaign finances from their First-Quarter reports, covering the period Jan. 1-March 31. The next report, the Primary Report, will cover April 1-28.
77th District
Incumbent Republican Joe Statler has no registered opponent in the primary or general. He opened the reporting period with $250 in his campaign account and raised $3,700 in contributions from individuals and PACs.
He spent $29.39, leaving an account balance of $3,920.61. His totals for the election year-to-date are $3,950 raised and $29.39 spent.
78th District
Incumbent Republican Geno Chiarelli and Democratic challenger Diane Market Gaston have no primary opponents and will face each other in November.
Chiarelli opened with $2,892.38 and received a single individual contribution of $520.51. He spent $20.51, leaving a balance of $3,392.38.
His year-to-date totals are $4,000.51 raised and $608.13 spent.
Gaston opened with $5,000 from a February loan from herself to her campaign account. She spent $41.15, leaving a balance of $4,958.85.
79th District
Incumbent Democrat Evan Hansen has no registered opponent in the primary or general.
He opened with $9,323.52 and received $3,000 in contributions from individuals and PACs. He spent $754.49, leaving a balance of $11,569.03.
His year-to-date totals are $23,400 raised and $1,830.97 spent.
80th District
Incumbent Democrat John Williams has a Republican challenger in Summer Hartley. Neither has a primary opponent.
Williams opened with $4,968.29 and raised $7,430 in contributions from individuals and PACs. He also received a $500 transfer from another delegate’s campaign account.
He spent $3,717.30, leaving a balance of $9,180.99. His year-to-date totals are $13,149.20 raised and $3,968.21 spent.
Hartley opened with a $0 balance, having donated $828.92 to her campaign in the previous period and spending it all on some initial expenses.
This period, she raised $5,504.64 in individual contributions, including $1,000 from herself. She received another $1,675 at fundraisers in Morgantown and Terra Alta, and $1,907.90 in-kind. She also lent her campaign $9,000.
She spent $11,291.90, leaving a balance of $4,887.64. Her year-to-date totals are $10,745.28 raised and $12,949.74 spent.
81st District
Incumbent Democrat Anitra Hamilton was appointed to this seat in April 2023 and is seeking election to keep it. She has no registered challengers in the primary or general.
She opened with a $0 balance and received two contributions totaling $87.50. She didn’t spend it, leaving a balance of $87.50.
82nd District
This is an open seat and the only one with a primary race. Incumbent Republican Debbie Warner chose not to seek reelection in order to help her husband, Secretary of State Mac Warner, campaign for governor.
Two Democrats are vying to face Republican David McCormick in November: retired WVU School of Public Health professor Bill Reger-Nash and WVU student Mai-Lyn Sadler.
Reger-Nash opened with a $0 balance and raised $8,055 in individual contributions, including $2,525 from himself. He also received 22 cents in credit union dividends.
He spent $5,355.14, leaving a balance of $2,700.08.
Sadler also opened with a $0 balance, and raised $1,160 in individual contributions. She spent $402.40, leaving a balance of $757.60.
McCormick opened with $27,626.03. He raised $13,850 in contributions from individuals and PACs, and $18,600 at fundraisers in Morgantown and Charleston. He also lent his campaign $5,000 and received $1,500 in-kind.
He spent $24,170.92, leaving a balance of $35,905.11. His year-to-date totals are $61,150 raised and $28,744.89 spent.
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