Primary Election

The fate of three razor-close delegate races too close to call could be decided this week as canvassing begins across the state.

The 28th House district covers all of Wayne County. With all Republican ballots cast in the Tuesday primary, Mark Ross had 688 votes while incumbent Del. Josh Booth had 687 — a one vote difference.

In an early victory for a Donald Trump-endorsed candidate at the start of midterm season, Rep. Alex Mooney on Tuesday beat fellow incumbent Rep. David McKinley in West Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District Republican primary.

West Virginia voters did nothing to dramatically alter the makeup of the state legislature on Tuesday in primary election contests that seemed certain to leave Republican supermajorities in both chambers intact.

On this West Virginia Morning, our Government Reporter Randy Yohe gives us a breakdown of the results from Tuesday’s midterm Primary Election. Also, in this show, we learn about a landfill in Virginia that has a lot of people in Bristol complaining about a noxious stench.

“I'm really not happy with this. I think this is ridiculous.”

Candidates in West Virginia’s primary are hoping for the chance to earn their party’s nominations for the U.S. House or the Legislature. The voting landscape changed after the state’s once-a-decade redistricting was completed last fall.

The Associated Press has called the 1st Congressional District race in West Virginia for Rep. Carol Miller and the newly created 2nd Congressional District race for Rep. Alex Mooney, defeating fellow Republican Rep. David McKinley. Both men were incumbents.

There is a new way to use your cell phone this primary to report any polling place problems.

West Virginia’s Supreme Court refused a last ditch attempt by a candidate ruled ineligible to stay on the primary ballot.Andrea Kiessling, a candidate in the 8th Senate District, took her case to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to try and remain on the May 10th Republican primary ballot.Friday afternoon, the high court refused to grant a stay or hear the appeal.