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Tom Bloom holds onto Monongalia County Commission seat

MORGANTOWN — Democrat Tom Bloom broke what’s become a bit of an incumbent curse on Tuesday, defeating Republican Andrew Price to hold onto his Monongalia County Commission seat representing the Western District for a second six-year term. The current commission president, Bloom received ...

Incumbents retain their seats in state House 49th, 5th District races

MORGANTOWN — Voters have prescribed a second term in Charleston for ER nurse Amy Summers, who was re-elected to the 49th House of Delegates on Tuesday night. The Republican incumbent received 3,771 votes in the district, which takes in Taylor County and has one precinct apiece in Marion ...

Republicans keep their seats in state Senate 2nd and 14th District races

MORGANTOWN — Republican state Senators in the 2nd and 14th district both appeared to have won re-election over their Democratic challengers on Tuesday. In the 14th, which includes Preston County and part of Monongalia, Sen. Dave Sypolt was leading challenger Stephanie Zucker, with 20,243 ...

Democrats sweep five House seats in 51st District

MORGANTOWN — The West Virginia House of Delegates 51st District had its own blue wave on Election Day as Democrats laid claim to all five seats. Democrats Barbara Evans Fleischauer, John Williams and Rodney Pyles were re-elected and newcomers Evan Hansen and Danielle Walker unseated ...

Mike Caputo wins 12th term in House of Delegates 50th District race

MORGANTOWN — Longtime 50th House of Delegates incumbent Mike Caputo is making a return trip to Charleston. Caputo, a Democrat from Rivesville, pulled down 10,193 votes in the Marion County race Tuesday night to capture a 12th term in the House. He is a 60-year-old, third-generation ...