FAIRMONT – Political veterans are dominating the May 12 primary ballot in Marion County.
Tom Mainella, Dan Weber, Barry Bledsoe and David Kennedy – all of whom have served on Fairmont City Council in past years – are all seeking a seat on Marion County Commission.
In addition to his past council seat, Mainella also took a turn as Fairmont mayor.
They’ll be joined on the ballot for that contest by Shaun Petracca and Warren Hilsbos, county clerk Julie Kincaid said.
In the race for Board of Education, Sam Brunett, a Marion County resident and longtime art teacher at Morgantown High School, has filed, along with incumbents Donna Costello and Tom Dragich.
Other challengers are Donald J. D’Lusky, Betty Fast and Matt Offutt.
George Boyles, the current BOE president, has decided not to seek re-election in the race, which will be decided on the May ballot, county clerk Julie Kincaid said.
The county commission and school board races are nonpartisan, she said.
Frankie Delapas is running unopposed on the Democrat ballot in the race for West Virginia’s 74th House district.
Former West Virginia state trooper Scott Crouch is running on the Republican ticket, along with Jonathan Woertz and Guy Ward, who has served in the House, the Marion County Commission as White Hall mayor.
Incumbent Mike DeVault resigned his seat in the 74th House on the day before the start of the current Legislative session last month.
Phil Mallow, the longtime Republican incumbent in the 75th House, is running unopposed in his bid for re-election.
