CHARLESTON - An Ohio County resident was one of three candidates to defeat appointees by Gov. Patrick Morrisey to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and one of the first appointees to the new Intermediate Court of Appeals on Tuesday night. According to preliminary election results ...
NEW CUMBERLAND — Change is guaranteed on the Hancock County Commission after Tuesday's primary voting. Ronnie Jones, the former Weirton councilman and state delegate, defeated incumbent Commissioner Eron Chek in the Republican primary. According to unofficial results from the Hancock County Board of Elections, Jones collected 1,779 votes, while Chek finished with 489 votes. Speaking Tuesday night outside of the Hancock County Courthouse, Jones said he was happy with the results. "I couldn't have done this without my family and friends," Jones said. "This is a big step — I'm ...
WHEELING – Several candidates on ballots across the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia cruised to easy victories Tuesday night as they ran unopposed. Those securing party nominations during the primary will appear on the ballots again during the general election in November. Most will face political opponents in partisan races, while some will once again face no opposition during the general election in the fall. Candidates running unopposed in nonpartisan and municipal races were simply elected to those positions as a result of Tuesday's election. In the race for the Republican ...
Jeff Davis captured a seat on the Tyler County Commission, defeating Steven Weigle on Tuesday in the Republican primary. There was no Democratic candidate, so Davis will advance. Davis, a lifelong Tyler County resident, recently retired as treasurer and chief school business officer for the Tyler County Board of Education. His previous roles included Chief Financial Officer at Sistersville General Hospital and Operations Officer at Union Bank in Sistersville. All three levies on the ballot in Tyler County passed. The fire levy passed 1,315-573, while the Tyler County Schools levy ...
WEIRTON – A political newcomer unseated a long-time incumbent in the race for the Republican nomination for West Virginia's House of Delegates District 2 on Tuesday night. According to unofficial votes, Tony Viola of Weirton received a total of 626 votes, compared to 465 votes for ...
WHEELING – Contested municipal races in Ohio and Marshall counties were decided by voters following Tuesday's election. In the City of Bethlehem, incumbent Mayor Matthew Saseen retained his seat by garnering 371 votes, a comfortable victory over challenger Scott D. Himrod, who netted 290 votes. The race for the mayor's seat in the City of McMechen saw David M. Kobasko net a decisive victory with 230 votes, beating out candidates Sean “Murf” Lake with 90 votes and Donald (Ed) McCloud with 67 votes. Several candidates vied for seats on McMechen Council. In Ward 1, voters selected ...
