The candidates include state legislators running for reelection, as well as local officials and candidates seeking statehouse seats.
And whatever law enforcement’s preparation for the day, the potential for violence was clear, with some Trump supporters openly planning for it online.
The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee has been tracking every state legislator who played a role in Jan. 6.
The only one who was charged with actually entering the Capitol, then–West Virginia delegate Derrick Evans, has pleaded not guilty and resigned.
He told the Loudon Times-Mirror, "I don't know what constitutes the Capitol grounds, but I certainly didn't enter the Capitol.”
March is running in a heavily Republican district, making it very likely that she will win the seat.
He said he did not go into the building and shared some of his video with the FBI. »