MORGANTOWN — Congress was in the midst of certifying the 2020 presidential election results when the mob stormed the Capitol and forced the evacuation of the building. […]
Elections
State election highlights in 2020: Justice returns to office, red shift accelerates
2020 was the pandemic year, but it was also an election year. And while Trump-Biden dominated the headlines, state-level elections with more direct bearing on our day-to-day […]
Winning magistrates of 2020 sworn in
Winners of the 2020 magistrate election were sworn in on Tuesday. Magistrates Jim Nabors, Sandy Holepit and Ron Bane all swore to perform their duties to the […]
UMWA calls on Trump to end ‘sinister’ tactics to overturn election results
MORGANGTOWN — The United Mine Workers of American said Friday it’s time for President Trump to acknowledge he’s lost and Joe Biden is president-elect. The union is […]
The Dominion Post polls four top state GOP officials on the Trump-Biden transition
MORGANTOWN — As President Trump’s election-results court challenges continue to unfold in a handful of states, he has refused to concede the election to former Vice President […]
Justice declines to acknowledge Biden as president-elect; awaits completion of contested results
MORGANTOWN — Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday said he doesn’t yet acknowledge that former Vice-President Joe Biden is president-elect. The statement came in reply to a question […]
AG Morrisey joins other AGs to urge US SUPCO to overturn Pa. court ruling that usurps state election law
MORGANTOWN — State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has joined with five other state attorneys general to urge the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a Pennsylvania Supreme Court […]
Preston County had 72.74% voter turnout
KINGWOOD — When the canvass was completed in Preston County Monday, the county had a 72.74% voter turnout. Preston finished its canvass at 3:58 p.m. Monday, with […]
No change in delegate, commission races following canvassing process
MORGANTOWN — It’s been a nervous week for the Williams family. That appears to have ended at about 1:30 p.m. Monday when election canvassing in Monongalia County […]
2020 general election set mark for ballots cast, but 2008 had higher percentage
MORGANTOWN — If you go by percentage of registered voters, the 2008 general election saw Monongalia County’s highest participation rate, at 62% But if you go by […]
