WV Supreme Court denies Democrats challenge over de Soto seat in House of Delegates

States Newsroom · November 13, 2026

West Virginia Democrats do not have standing in a legal challenge against House Speaker Roger Hanshaw and Gov. Patrick Morrisey over an appointment to the House of Delegates last year, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. In a decision issued Friday afternoon, justices denied the writ of mandamus by state Democratic…

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