West Virginia House of Delegates

The West Virginia House of Delegates is the lower house of the West Virginia Legislature in West Virginia. Only three states—Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia—call their lower house as the House of Delegates.

West Virginia House of Delegates
86th West Virginia Legislature
File:Seal of West Virginia.svg
Type
Type	Lower house of the West Virginia Legislature
Term limits	None
History
New session started	January 10, 2024
Leadership
Speaker	Roger Hanshaw (R) since August 29, 2018
Speaker pro tempore	Matthew Rohrbach (R) since January 8, 2025
Majority Leader	Pat McGeehan (R) since January 8, 2025
Minority Leader	Sean Hornbuckle (D) since August 8, 2023
Structure
Seats	100
Political groups	Majority      Republican (89) Minority      Democratic (11)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article VI, West Virginia Constitution
Salary	$20,000/year + per diem
Elections
Voting system	Plurality voting in single-member districts
Last election	November 8, 2022 (100 seats)
Next election	November 5, 2024 (100 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
House of Delegates Chamber West Virginia State Capitol Charleston, West Virginia
Website
www.wvlegislature.gov

West Virginia House Of Delegates Media

• 2025 West Virginia House of Delegates.svg

  2025 West Virginia House of Delegates

• WV House August 2025.svg

  Partisan composition of the West Virginia Senate shaded by district, August 2025