MORGANTOWN — It’s Election Day in Morgantown.
Polling locations across the city will be open from 6:30 a.m.- 7:30 p.m.
Shortly thereafter, we’ll know who the city’s voters have selected to represent the 1st, 3rd, 5th and 7th wards for the next four years and join, or rejoin, Bill Kawecki (2nd), Jenny Selin (4th) and Dave Harshbarger (6th) to make up the city’s policy making body until July 1, 2025.
While this is the first election in which only a portion of the council seats are up for election, every registered voter living in the city can still participate as all council seats are elected at-large.
For those interested in being present this evening as election results are posted, there will be a couple notable changes this time around.
First, due to the ongoing renovation of city hall, the gathering location to receive election results will be on the first floor of the Morgantown Public Safety building, 300 Spruce St.
Second, City Clerk Christine Wade said vote totals will not be posted and updated as the various precincts report as in years past, but provided at the end of the night once all the votes are tallied.
The candidates are:
1st Ward — Joe Abu-Ghannam (incumbent); James Giuliani
3rd Ward — Louise “Weezie” Michael
5th Ward — Danielle Trumble (incumbent); Marly Ynigues
7th Ward — Brian Butcher (incumbent); Ben Mayle
Polling locations (and corresponding precincts) are: Mountaineer Mall (1); Morgantown High School auditorium lobby (2A, 2B); First Presbyterian Church (10); Morgantown Municipal Airport (13, 31); BOPARC Senior Center (16); Research Ridge Business Park (23); Suncrest United Methodist Church (26); Sabraton Hill Baptist Church (30).
For assistance finding your polling location, go to morgantownwv.gov and navigate through the following links: Departments > City Clerk > Election Information > Voter Information. A link to an interactive city map is located near the bottom of the Election Information page.
