Primary Election Night
Randolph, local counties pick winners
The Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson Randolph County Commissioner Cris Siler, at left, receives a copy of up-to-the-minute vote totals from Danny Wiseman Tuesday evening in the Circuit Courtroom at the Randolph County Courthouse.
Jeff Skidmore announces vote totals Tuesday evening at the Randolph County Courthouse.
The Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson Randolph County Commissioner Cris Siler, at left, receives a copy of up-to-the-minute vote totals from Danny Wiseman Tuesday evening in the Circuit Courtroom at the Randolph County Courthouse.
Jeff Skidmore announces vote totals Tuesday evening at the Randolph County Courthouse.
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ELKINS -- Randolph County elected three Board of Education members Tuesday, and narrowed the County Commission race down to two candidates.
In the Randolph County Commission race on the Democratic ballot, Robert "Bob" Jones defeated Carol Cain Bush. Jones received 1,214 votes, while Bush garnered 919.
Jones will face incumbent Commissioner Cris Siler in the general election in November. Siler was uncontested on the Republican ballot in the primary, receiving 1,844 votes.
In the nonpartisan Randolph County Board of Education race, three winners were elected out of 10 candidates.
Philip Chua, Sherri Collett and incumbent Janie Newlon were the top three vote-getters in the BOE race Tuesday.
Chua, who received 2,308 votes, and Newlon, who garnered 1,677, will be the BOE's Cheat District representatives. Collett, who received 2,188 votes, will be the Tygart District representative. No candidates filed to represent the Elkins district.
Also on the ballot for the Randolph County BOE race were Randy Long, who received 1,237 votes; Heidi Storrick McFadden, who garnered 1,228; Marc Wamsley, who received 984 votes; Curlie E. Ray, Jr., who totaled 944 votes; Shannon Wilfong, who received 547; Caleb Vandevender, who picked up 475 votes; and Brittny Drennen, who totaled 279.
In the race for the newly redrawn 66th District Delegate seat, incumbent Willliam "Ty" Nestor, a Republican, received 779 votes Tuesday.
Robert "Bob" Sheets, running on the Democratic ballot, received 742 votes. Nestor and Sheets will face each other in the general election in November.
The 67th District Delegate seat contest saw incumbent Cody Thompson, a Democrat, received 1,087 votes.
On the Republican ballot, Elias Coop-Gonzalez received 972 votes. Thompson and Coop-Gonzalez will compete for the office in November.
Randolph County Clerk Brenda Wiseman and Randolph Circuit Clerk Phil Riggleman, both Democrats, are each running unopposed for their offices.
In Randolph County, in the Republican race for the 2nd Congressional District nominee, Alex Mooney received 1,479 votes, with David McKinley totaled 605.
Voter turnout in Randolph County was 27.8%, with 4,792 voters out of the 17,239 registered casting ballots.
Upshur County
In Upshur County, Mark Davis defeated Kay Hurst in the Upshur County Magistrate Division 1 (unexpired term) race. Davis received 2,117 votes to Hurst's 1,928.
In the Upshur County Magistrate Division 2 (unexpired term) race, Alan Suder, with 2,882 votes, defeated Lindon Stone, with 1.074.
Three candidates won seats on the Upshur County Board of Education, out of 12 candidates.
Roy Wager, with 1,804 votes, Sherry Dean, with 1,776, and Jan Craig, with 1,188, were elected to the three BOE seats.
In the race for two Buckhannon City Council seats, Dave Thomas, with 394 votes, and Davis McCauley, with 373 votes, were the top vote-getters.
Also on the ballot were Shelia Sines, who received 345 votes, Laura Foulks, who garnered 193, and Jim Valenson, who received 127.
Barbour County
In Barbour County, the race for a Barbour County Commission on the Republican ballot shows only a five-vote difference between the top two vote-getters.
Jedd Schola, with 666 votes, leads Susie Cvechko with 661. Also on the Republican ballot was Gregory Murphy, who garnered 443 votes.
Three candidates were elected to the Barbour County Board of Education Tuesday night out of a field of six.
Ron Phillips, with 1,657 votes, David Everson, with 1,299 votes, and Joanne McConnell, with 1,163 votes, topped the field in the BOE race.
Also on the ballot were Michelle Denison, with 718 votes, Kira Randolph, with 652 votes, and Rebecca Shumway, with 565.
The race for Barbour County Clerk on the Republican ballot showed Laurie Austin, with 955 votes, topping Jennifer Whetzel, with 730.
Tucker County
In Tucker County, in the race for Tucker County Commissioner, on the Republican ballot Tim Knotts, with 635 votes, defeated John Lipscomb, with 538.
On the Democrat side, Deborah Stiles, with 457 votes, defeated Harry Hardy, with 277.
The Tucker County Ambulance Levy failed, with 1,137 votes against the levy, and 919 votes in favor.
In the Tucker County Board of Education race, four candidates were elected out of a field of seven.
Winning seats on the BOE were Kevin White, with 1,294 votes, Teresa Simmons, with 1,258 votes, Cathy Hebb with 979 votes, and Mae Teter with 779.
Also on the ballot were David Cooper, who received 765 votes, Katie Russell, who garnered 747, and Chris Gross, who totaled 490.
Pocahontas County
In Pocahontas County, in the race for the 66th District Delegate seat, on the Republican side, William "Ty" Nestor totaled 331 votes.
On the Democratic side, Robert "Bob" Sheets received 323.
In the race for the 46th District Delegate seat, on the Republican side, Karen McCoy received 405 votes, while Mike Honaker had 82 and Mark Alan Robinson totaled 18.
On the Democratic ballot, Paul S. Detch totaled 198 votes, while Joe Holt garnered 101.
The Pocahontas County Commission race, on the Republican ballot, showed Jamie Walker garnering 558 votes, while Randy A. Sharp received 359.
On the Democratic side, Jesse A. Groseclose received 466 votes, while Tim McClung garnered 257.
In the Pocahontas County Board of Education race for three positions, the top three vote-getters were Becky Campbell, with 793 votes, Joe Walker with 777, and Morgan McComb with 676.