WV 众议院代表席位在Joseph de Soto Republic被驱逐出境后发生争议;在政党控制问题上发生法律斗争。 WV House of Delegates seat disputed after Rep. Joseph de Soto's expulsion; legal battle ensues over party control.

共和党人约瑟夫·德索托(Joseph de Soto)被指控进行恐怖威胁并面对有关其履历的问题,因此被从西弗吉尼亚州代表院驱逐出境。 Republican Joseph de Soto was expelled from West Virginia's House of Delegates after being charged with making terroristic threats and facing questions about his resume. 该席位现在有争议;众议院宣布该席位为共和党席位,但民主党已提起诉讼,要求任命一名民主党人。 The seat is now in dispute; the House declared it a Republican seat, but the Democratic Party has sued to have a Democrat appointed. 州长莫里西任命共和党人伊恩·马斯特斯为议员,但最高法院在5月12日以后才会审理此案。 Governor Morrisey appointed a Republican, Ian Masters, to the seat, but the Supreme Court won't hear the case until after May 12.