Clay County voters headed to the polls Tuesday for West Virginia’s Primary Election, though turnout remained low with just 21.03% of registered voters casting ballots according to election night results.
On the Republican ballot, current office holder Shelley Moore Capito won the race for U.S. Senate with 74.90% of votes, while Carol Miller received 74.95% in the race for U.S. House of Representatives for the 1st Congressional District.
In state races, T. Kevan Bartlett lost the Republican nomination for State Senator in the 8th Senatorial District to Lance Wheeler. Roger Hanshaw received 98.8% of the vote in the race for House of Delegates 62nd District as the lone candidate on the ballot.
For Republican State Executive Committee races in the 8th District, voters selected two candidates in both the male and female categories. Kristin King led the female race with 57.54% of the vote, followed by Erica J. Moore with 26.92%. In the male race, T. Kevan Bartlett received 31.33%, while Martin “Rick” Atkinson earned 18.99%.
At the county level, Trey Corwell won the Republican race for County Commission with 55.6% of the vote. David K. King received 100% of the votes cast for Republican County Executive Committee Male District C.
Several Republican offices had no candidates listed on the ballot, including Congressional District Executive Committee District 1 Female and Male, Senatorial Executive Committee District 8 Female and Male, Delegate District Executive Committee District 62 Female and Male, County Executive Committee Female and Male District A, County Executive Committee Female and Male District B, and County Executive Committee Female District C.
On the Democratic ballot, Thornton Cooper received 27.58% of votes in the race for U.S. Senate, while Vince George earned 65.33% in the race for U.S. House of Representatives in the 1st Congressional District.
Kim Hundley won the Democratic nomination for State Senator in the 8th Senatorial District with 99.73% of the vote, and Samantha Tanner-Lester received 99.74% in the race for House of Delegates 62nd District.
For the Democratic State Executive Committee 8th District Female, where voters selected two candidates, Amanda M. Shelton received 58.09% of the vote, and Amanda Estep-Burton received 22.49%. In the male race, Keith Lahti earned 39.20% while Mike Pushkin received 24.80%.
Greg Fitzwater won the Democratic race for County Commissioner with 97.46% of the vote. Pam Corey received 98.56% for County Executive Committee Female District A, while Keith Lahti earned 98.63% for County Executive Committee Male District A.
In the Democratic County Executive Committee Female District C race, where voters selected two candidates, Amanda M. Shelton received 57.72% of the votes cast, and Connie Kinder received 41.46%.
No Democratic candidates filed for several offices, including Congressional District Executive Committee District 1 Female and Male, Senatorial Executive Committee District 8 Female and Male, Delegate District Executive Committee District 62 Female and Male, County Executive Committee Female and Male District B, and County Executive Committee Male District C.
In nonpartisan races, Gerald Titus received 41.53% of votes in the race for Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals Division 1 for the unexpired six-year term, while Tom Ewing earned 57.56% in the Division 2 unexpired two-year term.
Jim Douglas won the race for Judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals with 63.64% of the vote.
For the Clay County Board of Education, where voters selected three candidates, Phoebe Nichols received 34.12% of votes cast, Lolita Nutter earned 32.91%, and Nicole Brooke Jones received 30.92%.
Eric Lee Grandon received 99.44% of votes cast in the race for Conservation District Supervisor.
Election officials noted that all results reported Tuesday night remain unofficial until canvassing and certification are completed.
