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ELKINS – Although more than 2,000 residents have taken advantage of the early voting period in Randolph County, many more voters will be heading to the polls to cast their ballots on Election Day Tuesday.
Voting for this year’s General Election will take place from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The early voting period for the county will conclude on Saturday and will run from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m.
All Randolph County ballots will include candidates for the Randolph County Commission and for the State Senate 11th District seat.
Democrat Steve Wamsley and Republican Russ Collett are vying for the open Randolph County Commission Tygart District seat. The seat was held for years by the late Chris See, and is currently filled by Kenna Barger, who is not on the ballot.
Wamsley recently retired as principal at Tygarts Valley Middle/High School after 43 years as an employee in the Randolph County Schools system. Wamsley is currently the Vice President of the Board of Directors with the West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Committee. He is a graduate of Davis & Elkins College.
Collett, meanwhile, currently serves as Superintendent of Hampshire County Schools. Collett is an Elkins High School graduate who attended Shepherd University. He is a former football coach at Tygarts Valley and Philip Barbour high schools. Collett also served as an assistant superintendent in the Upshur County School system.
The race for the state Senate 11th District, which covers Barbour, Braxton, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur and Webster counties, has incumbent Republican Bill Hamilton squaring off against Democrat Kevin Leon Carpenter.
Hamilton, an Upshur resident, was first elected to the House of Delegates before being voted into the state Senate. Hamilton serves as Chairman of the Senate Natural Resources Committee and is Chairman of the Senate Forest Management Review Committee. He also serves on the Senate Agriculture, Economic Development, Finance, Government Organization, Pensions and Workforce committee.
Carpenter, a Braxton resident, is a lifelong West Virginian, small businessman, and former State Tax Department leader. Carpenter says that he is dedicated to helping working families, strengthening local business, and protecting the communities and outdoors that make our region home.
Two separate state House of Delegate races will be contested in Randolph County, and which one is on your ballot will be determined by which district you vote in.
The House of Delegates 66th District seat will be voted on by residents in precincts 27, 28, 28A, 75, 150, 160, 205, 210, 215, 220, 225 and 227.
Incumbent Republican Jonathan Kyle is being challenged for the 66th District seat by Democrat Danielle Dougherty. Kyle, who resides in Mill Creek, is a Marshall University graduate seeking re-election. Dougherty is a veteran who works as a family nurse practitioner. She has earned Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from West Virginia Wesleyan College.
The House of Delegates 67th District seat seat will be voted on by residents in precincts 23, 24, 25, 30, 31, 80, 85, 155, 165, 170, 180, 185, 190, 200, 202, and 205.
Democrat Mandy Weirich and Republican Les Mallow are vying for the 67th District House seat. Weirich, who is a social worker, is a veteran and a former police officer. Mallow, a practicing attorney in Elkins, has a B.A. and M.A.in Education from West Virginia University. He also has a degree from the Appalachian School of Law.
The incumbent, Republican Elias Coop-Gonzalez, is not running for re-election. He first won the seat in 2024.
For more information or questions about the General Election, call the Randolph County Clerk's Office at 304-636-0543.