State Senate - Unexpired - District 17 Candidate Profile

Richie Robb

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DemocraticState Senate - Unexpired - District 17West Virginia17

Background

Richie Robb is a Democratic candidate for State Senate - Unexpired - District 17 in West Virginia during the 2026 election cycle. As of October 18, 2026, Richie Robb's ballot status is general nominee for the State Senate - Unexpired - District 17 race.

Summary compiled from cited public records. Sources: Official candidate filing records; candidates.wvsos.gov/candidate-web-api/candidates; Official election records.

Last updated 2026-07-06.

Sourced summary

West Virginia Secretary of State Candidate Portal lists Richie Robb as a Democrat candidate for STATE SENATE - UNEXPIRED - DISTRICT 17 17 in the 2026 cycle candidates.wvsos.gov

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Richie Robb profile reference

Profile status: Active candidate. Roster status: challenger. Race status: discovered.

Valid citations 4. Primary-source references 4. First seen 2026-05-06. Last seen 2026-09-20. Profile record updated 2026-10-18.

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Race context

West Virginia, State Senate - Unexpired - District 17.

Cycle year on file: 2026.

Race name on file: 2026 STATE SENATE - UNEXPIRED - DISTRICT 17 - West Virginia 17.

Race status on file: discovered.

The profile was first indexed on 2026-05-06 and last indexed on 2026-09-20.

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Last updated 2026-07-06.

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