Ric Griffith

Ric Griffith is a Democratic former state delegate and pharmacist who is the candidate for the West Virginia House of Delegates, District 27, in the November 3, 2026 general election.[1][2]

Ric Griffith was born in Kenova, West Virginia, and earned a bachelor's degree in pharmacy from the University of Toledo in 1975.[2] His career experience includes working as a pharmacist.[2]

Griffith won election to the House of Delegates in 2020 in the two-seat District 19, and in 2022 he won District 27, defeating Republican Jeff Maynard 50.8% to 49.2%.[2] Ballotpedia lists his years in office as 2020 to 2024, and he did not run for re-election to the House in 2024.[2] During 2023 and 2024 he was assigned to the Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Organization, Health and Human Resources Accountability, Senior, Children, and Family Issues, and Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security committees, serving as minority chair of two of them.[2] In 2024 he was the Democratic nominee for West Virginia State Senate District 5 and lost to Republican Scott Fuller, 51.1% to 48.9%.[2]

Griffith advanced from the May 12, 2026 Democratic primary for District 27 with 844 votes in a race with no other Democrat.[2] The Republican nominee is Gordon Ramey II, who was nominated to replace primary winner Tyler Bowen after Bowen was removed from the general election ballot for moving out of West Virginia.[2]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.