Campaign finance reports for House Districts 46 & 47, Greenbrier County

By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV

LEWISBURG, WV — During redistricting in 2020, legislators essentially split Greenbrier County down the middle, along Route 219, to create two House of Delegates districts in the county.

District 46 comprises everything east of Rt 219 including Organ Cave, White Sulphur Springs, and southern Pocahontas County. It is currently represented by Del. Jeff Campbell, Republican.

District 47 comprises everything west of Rt 219 including Alderson and Rainelle, but excluding the northwest tip of the county (Quinwood area). It is currently represented by Del. Ray Canterbury, Republican.

A flurry of candidates filed to run for Delegate in both districts this election cycle. Campbell will face fellow Republican Mark Robinson in the primary, while Democrat Sarah Umberger awaits the winner in the general election. Canterbury will face fellow Republican Mary Catherine Tuckwiller in the primary, while Democrats Sarah Morris and Mark Phipps vie for the right to face the winner in the general election this fall.

The following summaries show how much money candidates raised, who their donors were, and for what purpose they spent funds. All reports can be accessed at: https://cfrs.wvsos.gov/public/home.

Canterbury vs Tuckwiller

Incumbent Delegate Ray Canterbury raised $1,810.26 this quarter. He donated a few hundred dollars to his own campaign, in addition to receiving two contributions from political action committees (PACs), the WV Hospital Association and the WV Bankers Association.

Canterbury also personally loaned his campaign $3,400. (A loan, as distinct from a contribution to your own campaign, can be repaid by future funds a candidate raises.)

While no expenses were listed on the first quarter report, Canterbury did send at least two mailers to Republican voters in the district this week. (Those expenses will likely be listed in the next campaign finance report which is not due until after the primary election.) One supports his own record and one attacks his opponent for her past campaign contributions.

His opponent, Mary Catherine Tuckwiller, raised $10,757.42 this quarter, including a personal loan to her campaign in the amount of $5,500. She spent around $8,000 so far on digital media and radio ads. Her donors are all individual citizens, with the exception of one PAC contribution from Dinsmore & Shohl, the law firm at which she works.  Approximately one-third of the individual contributions are from out of state donors.

Local citizens report seeing a number of ads and mailers paid for by persons other than the candidates, but no independent expenditures were available for this race via the WV Secretary of State’s database as of print time.

Morris vs Phipps

Two Democratic challengers are facing off for the right compete in the general election against either Canterbury or Tuckwiller. Sarah Morris raised $2,183 this quarter and spent $500 on advertising. Her donors are all individuals from West Virginia, except one family member who contributed from another state.

Her opponent, Mark Phipps, raised $1,536 this quarter in addition to the $154.90 he raised previously. He spent $1,381.49 on signs. His donors, similarly, are all individuals from West Virginia, except one family who made a donation from out of state.

Campbell vs Robinson

In the first quarter of 2026, Del. Jeff Campbell raised $3,150 in addition to the $6,264.94 he had on hand already, for a total of more than $9,000. His only expense was $60 for radio ads. All donations came from in-state, with small dollar contributions from local citizens in his district and $2,800 from a labor-affiliated PAC.

His primary opponent, Mark Robinson, neither raised nor spent a dollar in the first quarter.

Sarah Umberger, who is the sole Democratic candidate in the race for the 46th district, raised $18,188.68 in the first quarter and spent $1,300 on advertising. Her donors include a $10,000 donation to her own campaign (as state code maxes out individual donations at $2,800 per election cycle, except that a candidate is permitted to contribute an unlimited amount to their own campaign), several local donors, and approximately $6,000 in donations from out of state.

Final reports

All fundraising and spending which occurs between April 1 and the primary election on May 12 will not be reported by candidates until after the election. Candidates must file their next report between May 18-22.

Stay tuned to RealWV for campaign finance updates on these and other races.