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FAIRMONT - If you were looking for familiar faces Tuesday night in Marion County, you easily found them on the primary election ballot.
In the contests for House of Delegates, Republican incumbent and former Marion County commissioner Guy Ward handily won in the 74th District over his Democrat challenger Frankie Delapas by a margin of 3,113 votes to 2,117.
The race for District 75 also pitted two veteran lawmakers: Linda Longstreth, a Democrat who had previously served in Charleston, pulled down 2,769 votes to the 2,479 netted by Phil Mallow, the Republican incumbent.
Longtime Democrat incumbent Rick Garcia was successful in his bid for reelection in the 76th district: He earned 2,620 votes to the 1,883 brought in by his challenger Jon Dodds on the Republican side.
Former Fairmont mayor Ron Straight successfully reentered politics with the 2,134 votes he earned in the District 9 race for city council. Incumbent Kandi Nuzum fell just short with the 2,032 ballots marked for her in her run for reelection.
Donna Wade will serve another term on council District 5 in the city. Her 1,611 votes bested the 1,201 and 1,024 brought by her challengers Fran Warner and David Ice, respectively.
Two newcomers will also represent the county and city: Tim McAteer, a Democrat, was victorious in his first run for Marion County Commission, earning 9,396 votes in the contest.
Republican challenger and former city council David Kennedy brought in 5,807 votes for his bid as commissioner.
Shawnee Santee unseated incumbent Bruce McDaniel by a margin of 2,118 to 2,011, in a close race for District 8 on city council.
Longtime attorney Brandon Flower bested former Fairmont police officer Brian Stewart 9,396 to 5,807 for Marion County Magistrate, Division 4.
Citizenship Amendment 1 sailed to victory in the county, with 14,983 affirmative ballots cast to 3,486 opposed.
Marion County Clerk Julie Kincaid reported a 42% turnout for the midterm election.