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WV campaign spending tops 6.6 million in statewide races
West Virginia candidates for statewide offices spent about 6.6 million to sway voters, with nearly half in the state Supreme Court race and governor totaling 2.28 million. Manchin won re election after spending 2.2 million, while Weeks spent about 44 thousand in a low cost governor race. The AP notes competitive yet below record levels nationally.
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Charleston
West Virginia
State Supreme Court
Mountain State
Russ Weeks
Joe Manchin
GOP
Joe Kenney
New Hampshire
John Lynch
Kenney
Weeks
Granite State
Lynch
Manchin
Associated Press
Mel Kessler
Dealeigh
Gary
Abernathy
Someday Video Productions
Suddenlink
Mountain Party
Jesse Johnson
Kessler
Washington
Christine Gregoire
Dino Rossi
Gregoire
Rossi
Monty Warner
Supreme Court
Elliott
Spike” Maynard
Menis Ketchum
Huntington
Beth Walker
Margaret Workman
Alabama
Brennan Center For Justice
New York University School of Law
Nonpartisan Center
Bell McGraw
Dan Greear
Mike Teets
Gus Douglass
Natalie Tennant
Charles Minimah
Minimah
West Virginia Board of Public Works
Glen Gainer
John Perdue