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Jones gets Hancock primary win

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 ...

AP Calls U.S. Senate GOP Race For Incumbent Sen. Shelley Moore Capito

The Associated Press has called the race for the U.S. Senate Republican nomination in West Virginia for incumbent Shelley Moore Capito. In early returns, Capito had received 64.85% of the vote in a six-candidate primary. Her next closest opponent at that point was West Virginia Sen. Tom ...

2026 Primary Election Results — Federal offices

U.S. Senate (Republican) Shelley Capito 79,398 Tom Willis 22,627 Brian McKinney 5,513 David Purkey 4,940 Alexander Gaaserud 4,412 Janet McNulty 2,566 U.S. Senate (Democrat) Rachel Anderson 30,575 Jeffrey Kessler 24,929 Zach Shrewsbury 14,921 Thornton Cooper 11,841 Rio Phillips 10,127 U.S. House – District 2 (Democrat) Ace Parsi 17,066 Stephanie Tomana 16,209 Steven Wendelin 9,567

Primary Election Results — Senate, House, Courts

West Virginia Senate – District 1 (Republican) Laura Wakim Chapman 3,696 Joe Eddy 2,515 West Virginia Senate – District 2 (Republican) Toby Heaney 3,707 Robert Dobkin 3,068 House of Delegates – District 2 (Republican) Tony Viola 626 Mark Zatezalo 465 District 4 (Republican) Derek Ennis 863 Dolph Santorine 642 House of Delegates – District 6 (Republican) Don Dewitt 911 Jeff Stephens 495 Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals (Unexpired Term, Division 1) H.L. Kirkpatrick 64,952 Gerald Titus 55,249 Laura V. Faircloth 43,935 Todd A. ...

Primary Election Results — Local Races

Brooke County Commission (Republican) Stacey “Hukill” Wise 601 Kevin Himmelrick 564 Magistrate (unexpired) Sarah E. DeLong 1,736 Michelle Heaton 1,595 Board of Education (three to be elected) Pete Bolock 784 Kristin Newton 1,399 Stacy Paris 792 Ted Pauls 1,033 Michael Traubert 1,315 Hancock County Commission (Republican) Ronnie Jones 580 Eron Chek 158 Board of Education (three to be elected) Zach Adams 142 Melissa Bane 530 David Brown 150 Seth A. Cheuvront 224 Jack Crow XX Ed Fields XX Tiffany Gale 312 James Horstman 362 Curt ...