WHEELING – Primary Election Day 2026 happens next week across West Virginia, and Saturday is the last day to cast an early ballot.

Early voting polling locations are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at local courthouses.

Those wishing to vote on Election Day Tuesday may do so from 6:30 a.m. until the polls close at 7:30 p.m.

In Ohio County, there is a last-minute voting precinct change, according to Erin Allietta, elections coordinator for Ohio County.

The Masonic Lodge in Fulton will no longer be a polling location. Voters in precincts 20 and 31 will now vote in the upstairs event room at Generations Restaurant and Pub, 338 National Road, in Fulton.

Voters going to the polls will see a large number of candidates seeking a U.S. Senate seat representing West Virginia.

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., faces five challengers in the GOP primary race. These include Alexander Gaaserud, Brian McKinney, Janet McNulty, David Purkey and Tom Willis.

Former West Virginia Senate President Jeffrey V. Kessler has filed on the Democratic side and faces opposition from Rachel Fetty Anderson, Thornton Cooper, Rio Phillips and Zachary Shrewsbury.

A Democratic race for the District 2 U.S. House seat representing West Virginia includes candidates Ace Parsi, Stephanie Spears Tomana and Steven Wendelin. The winner will face incumbent U.S. Rep. Riley Moore, R-W.Va., in the general election. Moore is unopposed on the GOP ticket.

Among state races, current Delegate Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination to the District 1 state Senate seat. Running on the Republican side are incumbent Sen. Laura Wakim Chapman and Joe Eddy.

The District 2 state Senate race, meanwhile, is between Robert Dobkin and Toby Heaney. The winner will face unopposed Democrat Chris Claypole in the general election.

In House of Delegates races, there is an open seat in District 4 as incumbent Delegate Bill Flanagan, R-Ohio, is instead a candidate for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals.

Derek Ennis and Dolph Santorine are candidates on the GOP ticket, while Joe Jividen is unopposed on the Democratic side.

District 5, meanwhile, has an open seat as candidates seek to succeed Fluharty. Democrat Karen Shuler Stakem and Beth Hinebaugh are running unopposed.

District 6 sees incumbent Delegate Jeff Stephens, R-Marshall, challenged on the GOP ballot by Don Dewitt. Cody Cumpston is running unopposed on the Democratic ticket.

Incumbent Delegate Charles R. Sheedy Sr., R-Marshall, and Democrat Sarah Reggi are running unopposed for their respective party nominations.

Wheeling attorney Martin P. “Red Hat” Sheehan is among five candidates seeking the unexpired Division 1 seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals. The other candidates are Laura V. Faircloth, Todd A. Kirby, H.L. “Kirk” Kirkpatrick and Gerald Titus.

Delegate Bill Flanigan, also from Wheeling, and current Justice Tom Ewing, meanwhile, are competing for the unexpired Division 2 seat on the Supreme Court of Appeals.

The Intermediate Court of Appeals race features incumbent Judge Dan Greear and Jim Douglas.

In Marshall County, a commission race sees Democrat Leigh Ann Scherich and Republican Jim Kudlak running unopposed for their respective party nominations.

A contested board of education race sees five candidates vying for three seats on the board. They are Levi Tyler Carney, David Evans, Duane Miller, David Robbins and Christie Robison.

Municipal races in Benwood are uncontested, while Cameron sees a mayoral race between Sherry Johnson and Zebadiah McIlvain.

Glen Dale voters will select a mayor from between Tyler Brautigan and Janet Scott. There is also a contested council race in which two are to be elected from among three candidates — Eric Anderson, Robert “Hoagy” Carmichael and Eric Cunningham.

In McMechen, there are three candidates for mayor: Ed McCloud, David Kobasko and Sean “Murph” Lake.

Two candidates are to be elected in each council ward. Candidates in Ward 1 are Nicole Stauffer, Joe Mackin, Jake Bratton and Eric Lander.

Ward 2 sees a race between Randy Brautigan, Neil Fatheringham, Mark Lynch and Missy Wright.

There are also three candidates in Ward 3 — Grant Hercules, Jonathan Whitfield and Jennifer Sellers.

There are no contested county races in Ohio County. Voters in the village of Bethlehem, though, will select a mayor between Scott Himrod and Matthew Saseen.