(CU and The Inter-Mountain/Joe Blankenship) OFFERING?CONGRATULATIONS — Randolph County Commissioner Voras Haynes, right, congratulates Chris See in his election victory Tuesday night. See bested the Democratic incumbent, 4,431-2,159 votes. View additional photos at www.theintermountain.com.

Close races kept candidates and onlookers on the edges of their seats  Tuesday evening as Randolph County voters ousted two incumbents — Circuit Judge John Henning and County Commissioner Voras Haynes — and turned down the school levy during the Primary Election.


The first 20 precincts arrived quickly and Elkins attorney Phil Isner received a steady stream of returns to read to the crowd.


Jaymie Godwin Wilfong defeated Henning and challenger Frank Bush to win the circuit court judge seat by a narrow margin. Unofficial totals for the race are Wilfong, 2,943 votes; Henning, 2,874 votes; and Bush, 978 votes. Haynes was defeated by Chris See, who won with 67.24 percent of the votes. Both are Democrats and no Republicans are on the ballot for the General Election.


The circuit judge race was close throughout the night and Wilfong kept track of the results precinct by precinct.