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On this West Virginia Morning, in both the House of Delegates and the state Senate, the 2026 general election saw significant inroads for Democrats. At least one expert traces the reasons for those inroads to several key issues. Assistant News Director Maria Young spoke with Marshall University political science professor Marybeth Beller to learn more about the wins and the losses.
Also, Republican incumbents Shelley Moore Capito in the U.S. Senate, and Carol Miller and Riley Moore in the U.S. House of Representatives all won reelection. But at the state level, there were some key losses for Republicans. As Chris Schulz reports, the cost of living is a key issue motivating voters this year.
And, the constitutional amendment, Amendment 1, establishing that only citizens of the U.S. who are also citizens of West Virginia can vote in elections in the state, has officially passed with more than 75% of the vote. WVU student journalist Grace Greene spoke with Morgantown voters on Election Day to hear what they what they had to say about the amendment on their ballot.
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