The race(s) is on! First day of candidate filings in West Virginia

By Beth Sergent

For Mason County Extra Edition

POINT PLEASANT — Today was the first day of the candidate filing period in West Virginia, as candidates threw their names into their respective races at not only the county level, but for state, district and national offices, as well.

County races

According to Mason County Clerk Diana Cromley, eight candidates filed with her office on Tuesday, Jan. 8. Those candidates, and the offices which received filings, appear below. (Editor’s note, races for Magistrate and Board of Education, are nonpartisan.)     

Magistrate: Gail Roush, Division 1; Steve Tarbett, Division 1; Melanie Sang, Division 2.

County Commission: Tracy Doolittle (R), District II; Christopher Johnson (R), District I.

Assessor: Aimee Duncan (R).

Sheriff: Corey Miller (R).

Board of Education: Meagan Bonecutter, District III.

National, State and District races

According to the website for West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, as of Tuesday afternoon, the following were listed as filing their candidacy with his office:

U.S. Senate: Janet McNulty, R-Martinsburg; Alexander X. Mooney, R-Charles Town.

U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional District 1: Chris Bob Reed, R-Charleston.

Governor: Mac Warner, R-Charleston; Stephen Williams, D-Huntington.

Secretary of State: Thornton Cooper, D-South Charleston; Kris Warner, R-Charleston.

Auditor: Eric L. Householder, R-Martinsburg.

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Division 1: Haley Bunn, Charleston. (Editor’s note: Judicial races are nonpartisan.)

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals, Division 2: Charles S. Trump IV, Berkeley Springs. (Editor’s note: Judicial races are nonpartisan.)

State Senate, District 4: Amy Nichole Grady, R-Leon.

House of Delegates, District 18: Jim Butler, R-Gallipolis Ferry.

Circuit Judge, Judicial Circuit 5: Anita Harold Ashley, Spencer; Joshua W. Downey, Spencer; Richard Craig Tatterson, Gallipolis Ferry. (Editor’s note: Judicial races are nonpartisan.)

Candidate filing runs through Jan. 27. If mailed, a certificate of announcement must be postmarked before midnight on Jan. 27.

Call Cromley’s office at 304-675-1997, for details on business hours regarding candidate filings through the filing period, and for any other questions concerning this year’s primary and general elections. The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office can be found online at https://apps.sos.wv.gov/.

The primary election in West Virginia is May 14, followed by the general election Nov. 5.  

Mason County Extra Edition will periodically update candidate listings through the end of the filing period.

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Beth Sergent has nearly 20 years of experience in journalism, having worked as both a reporter and editor. She has a BLA in English from Marshall University, and a certificate in Technical Writing from Duke University. She is a lifelong resident of Point Pleasant, in Mason County.

(Editor’s Note on accessibility: Mason County Extra Edition attempts to use accessible fonts and alternative text for photographs, to be inclusive of all readers.)