Kevin Leon Carpenter is the Democratic Party candidate for Senate District 11 in the 2026 general election. Carpenter is a Braxton County resident, and he is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Bill Hamilton. It is worthy to note that Carpenter was unopposed in the May 12 primary for the Democrat party, where he received all 4,620 votes cast in that contest. Carpenter spent almost 30 years working for the West Virginia State Tax Department before retiring. He is also a small-business owner and has participated in community projects. Carpenter?s campaign focuses protecting local communities, standing up for working families, defending fairness and the rule of law