Compton defeats Anderson in District 10 Democratic primary
Del. Mary Pearl Compton unseated incumbent Sen. Leonard Anderson in District 10 after winning Mercer Monroe and Greenbrier counties while Anderson carried Summers and Fayette County areas. Final unofficial counts show Compton 7,259 votes to Anderson 6,904, a 355 vote margin. Republican nomineee Jesse Guills defeated Rick Romeo with 2,676 to 1,361 votes.
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Mary Pearl Compton
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Summers
Fayette County
Compton
Mercer County
State Senate
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Rick Romeo
Guills
Romeo
Senate
Truman Chafin
Mingo County
Diane Shafer
Chafin
McDowell
Mingo
Wayne Counties
Shafer
Barbara Hawkins
Bhawkins
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McDowell County Clerk Praises Voter Turnout Despite Flood
County Clerk Don Hicks praised McDowell County residents for voting in the Tuesday election, noting over 3,343 ballots cast despite May flood damage. turnout hovered near a third of normal levels with 7 of 42 precincts moved, some damp ballots, and two crinkled ballots needing duplication. The Board of Education race drew eight candidates for three seats, with incumbents Mike Mitchem and Dortha Fowler winning and former member Johnny Allen also among unofficial winners. canvassing due later this week.
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Elch
Wilicoover County
Don Hicks
Hicks
McDowell County
Gary Elementary School
Board of Education
Mike Mitchem
Dortha Fowler
Johnny Allen
Charles Owens
Cowens
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Coburn wins tough Mercer County commission nomination
Mercer County voters gave long time Democrat Joe Coburn a narrow victory in the May primary, with final unofficial counts showing Coburn at 2 301 votes, Blankenship 2 169, and Janutolo 1 681 including absentees. Canvass Friday could trim a vote or two. White runs Republican in November. Coburn takes office Jan 1 2003.
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Rinceton
Mercer County Commission
Joe Coburn
Mercer County
Coburn
C.W. Blankenship
Princeton
Tom Janutolo
Blankenship
Janutolo
Mercer
Rudy Jennings
Jennings
Hawley Fuel Corp
Commission
Tom
Athens
Tony White
Schwan
Fine Foods
Karen Disibbio
Doctors enter politics with strong showing in West Virginia primary
Eight doctors ran for the Legislature and five advanced, boosting medical issues at the Capitol. Evan Jenkins will face former holder Dr. Tom Scott in November, ensuring a physician voice in health care debates. Doctor-backed candidates hold key gains as incumbents largely defend seats.
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Charleston
Evan Jenkins
State Medical Association
Tom Scott
Huntington
Statehouse
Medical Association
Ahmed Faheem
Marshall Long
Princeton
Mark Wills
Faheem
Dan Foster
House
Jon Amores
D-Kanawha
Humphreys aims for reform as Capito race heats up
Jim Humphreys previews a two pronged strategy in the 2nd Congressional District race against Shelley Moore Capito. He seeks to ignore personal attacks while countering with the issues affecting working West Virginians. Capito defends 18 months in office and support for the Bush tax cut, while Humphreys counters with ads and mailers addressing attacks on his record.
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Coburn
Athens
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State Treasurer’s Office
State Tax Department
County Commission
Charleston
Jim Humphreys
Shelley Moore Capito
Margaret Workman
Humphreys
Workman
West
Capito
U.S
House of Representatives
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