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West Virginia District 02 candidates

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West Virginia District 02 roster

West Virginia District 02 lists 7 public candidate profiles.

1 certified roster row for West Virginia District 02 did not match a public profile.

Party counts

  • Democratic: 4
  • Independent: 1
  • Nonpartisan: 1
  • Republican: 1

Office counts

  • U.S. House: 7

Candidates

CandidatePartyBallot statusProfile statusRace statusElection systemFEC candidate idCycleSourced claimsValid citationsPrimary sourcesLatest sourceFirst seenLast seenCertified ballot statusRoster sourceRetrieved
Ace ParsiDemocraticgeneral_nomineecandidates.wvsos.govOctober 18, 2026
Ahsan ParsiDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6WV021502026444October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Christopher WhitcombIndependentchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6WV021682026121212October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Lillyauna Francis HershmanDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6WV021432026888October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Patrick Joseph CarneyNonpartisanchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6WV021762026222October 6, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026
Riley MooreRepublicanincumbentActive candidatediscoveredotherH4WV022052026954954954October 24, 2026May 7, 2026October 6, 2026general_nomineecandidates.wvsos.govOctober 18, 2026
Stephanie TomanaDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH6WV021842026111111October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026
Steven Commander Usn WendelinDemocraticchallengerActive candidatediscoveredotherH4WV022472026131313October 6, 2026May 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Election dates

  • Certified 2026 general-election list for West Virginia District 02: 2 rows from candidates.wvsos.gov. Retrieved October 18, 2026.

Stored fields

  • Stored status "challenger" is on file for Ahsan Parsi, Christopher Whitcomb, Lillyauna Francis Hershman, Patrick Joseph Carney, Stephanie Tomana, and Steven Commander Usn Wendelin.
  • Stored status "incumbent" is on file for Riley Moore.
  • An FEC candidate id is stored for Ahsan Parsi, Christopher Whitcomb, Lillyauna Francis Hershman, Patrick Joseph Carney, Riley Moore, Stephanie Tomana, and Steven Commander Usn Wendelin.
  • 7 of 7 profiles with a list-index row have a sourced-claim count above zero.
  • Cycle year 2026 is on file for 7 profiles.
  • Source times on file run from October 6, 2026 to October 24, 2026.
  • 7 profiles have a stored summary.
  • 1 profile has a photo on file.
  • 7 profiles have the stored legacy-profile flag.
  • Profile record updates on this page run from October 6, 2026 to October 18, 2026.

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Sources

  • 2026 certified nominees 2 rows for West Virginia District 02 are in the certified 2026 general-election dataset.
  • Research methodology West Virginia District 02 cites 7 FEC candidate ids, 7 stored source times, and 2 certified roster rows.
  • Trust and corrections Corrections for public records cited on West Virginia District 02.

Ahsan Parsi

Democrat · U.S. House

Christopher Whitcomb

Independent · U.S. House

Lillyauna Francis Hershman

Democrat · U.S. House

Patrick Joseph Carney

Nonpartisan · U.S. House

Riley Moore

Republican · U.S. House

Stephanie Tomana

Democrat · U.S. House

Steven Commander Usn Wendelin

Democrat · U.S. House

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