CHARLESTON — Chances are if you went out to vote on Tuesday in West Virginia, you had to wait in line. That is because of the high voter […]
Government
DeSantis wins Florida governor race, Scott leads Senate
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republicans appeared set to sweep Florida’s top offices Tuesday as Ron DeSantis won the governor race, Gov. Rick Scott led incumbent U.S. Sen. […]
Georgia’s Kemp big in small towns; Abrams awaits metro votes
ATLANTA — Voters in one of the nation’s most closely watched governor’s races cast ballots Tuesday amid an ongoing dispute about one of the candidates’ management of […]
Cruz fends off O’Rourke in Texas Senate race
EL PASO, Texas — Sen. Ted Cruz fended off a spirited underdog challenge from Democrat Beto O’Rourke to win re-election on Tuesday in a Texas race that […]
Amendment is approved for lawmakers to have more judicial budget oversight
CHARLESTON — An amendment to allow lawmakers to have more oversight of the judicial branch’s budget has been overwhelmingly approved by voters. The amendment would allow the […]
Majority leaders in W.Va. House, Senate are defeated
CHARLESTON — Republicans kept their majorities in the state Senate and House of Delegates but lost their majority leaders. Senate Majority Leader Ryan Ferns, a Republican, was […]
McKinley tops Fershee to keep U.S. House 1st District seat
MORGANTOWN — With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Rep. David McKinley was on his way Tuesday night to an overwhelming victory and re-election to his House of Representatives […]
Voters approve Amendment One abortion issue
MORGANTOWN — Pro-life advocates celebrated a narrow victory with Tuesday night’s passage of Amendment One, which could remove the state’s mandate to pay for some abortions. With […]
Tom Bloom holds onto Monongalia County Commission seat
MORGANTOWN — Democrat Tom Bloom broke what’s become a bit of an incumbent curse on Tuesday, defeating Republican Andrew Price to hold onto his Monongalia County Commission […]
Incumbents retain their seats in state House 49th, 5th District races
MORGANTOWN — Voters have prescribed a second term in Charleston for ER nurse Amy Summers, who was re-elected to the 49th House of Delegates on Tuesday night. […]
