Despard, WV politics & representatives
Despard is represented in Congress by Senators Shelley Moore Capito and James C. Justice and Representative Riley M. Moore. Patrick Morrisey is governor.
Who represents Despard in Washington and in West Virginia, with how to reach each office.
How Harrison County voted in 2024
Official results for all of Harrison County. Despard's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.
President 29,495 votes
West Virginia: Trump 70.0%, Harris 28.1%
U.S. Senate 29,049 votes
West Virginia: Justice 68.8%, Elliott 27.8%
Governor 28,796 votes
West Virginia: Morrisey 62.0%, Williams 31.6%
U.S. House · West Virginia's 2nd District 378,965 votes
Whole-district result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.
Who represents Despard in Congress
U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of West Virginia
U.S. House · West Virginia's 2nd District
Who represents Despard in state government
State Senate · District 12
House of Delegates · District 70 Covers about 58% of Despard
House of Delegates · District 71 Covers about 42% of Despard
Despard is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗
Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Despard by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.