By Beth Sergent

For Mason County Extra Edition

POINT PLEASANT — Saturday is the last day for candidates to file for the May primary, with several already throwing 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, candidates who have filed with her office as of Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 24), appear below. (Editor’s note, races for Magistrate and Board of Education, are nonpartisan.)     

Assessor:

Aimee Duncan (R).

Board of Education:

Meagan Bonecutter, District III.; Rhonda Tennant, District I.

County Commission:

Republican – Tracy Doolittle (R), District II; Christopher Johnson (R), District I; Marshall Ray “Stormy” See (R), District II.

Democrat – Jason R. Schultz, (D), District II.

Magistrate:

Division 1 – Gail Roush; Steve Tarbett.

Division II – Melanie Sang.

Prosecuting Attorney:

Seth Gaskins (R).

Sheriff:

Corey Miller (R).

National, State and District races

According to the website for West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner, as of Wednesday afternoon (Jan. 24), the following were listed as filing their candidacy with his office:

U.S. President: Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D-Wilmington, Del.); Ryan L. Binkley, (R-Dallas, Texas); Nikki R. Haley, (R-Kiawah Island, S.C.); Armonda “Mando” Perez-Serrato, (D-Orange, Calif.); Dean Phillips, (D-Wayzata, Minn.); Rachel Hanna MoHawk Swift, (R-Hagerstown, Md.); Donald J. Trump, (R-Palm Beach, Fla.).  

U.S. Senate: Bryan Bird, (R-Beckley); Glenn Elliott, (D-Wheeling); Jim Justice (R-Lewisburg); Zane Lawhorn (R-Princeton); Don Lindsay (R-Baker); Bryan McKinney (R-Inwood); Janet McNulty, (R-Martinsburg); Alexander X. Mooney, (R-Charles Town); Zachary Shrewsbury (D-Princeton).  

U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional District 1: Derrick Evans (R-Prichard); Carol Miller (R-Huntington); Chris Bob Reed, (D-Charleston); Jim Umberger (D-Lewisburg).

Governor: Moore Capito (R-Charleston); Chase Linko-Looper (M-Saint Albans); Chris Miller (R-Huntington); Patrick Morrisey (R-Harpers Ferry); Mitch Roberts (R-Poca); Mac Warner (R-Charleston); Stephen Williams, (D-Huntington).

Secretary of State: Thornton Cooper (D-South Charleston); Ken Reed (R-Hedgesville); Kris Warner (R-Charleston); Brian Wood (R-Winfield).

Auditor: Eric L. Householder (R-Martinsburg); Tricia Jackson (R-Harpers Ferry); Mary Ann Roebuck Claytor (D-St. Albans).

State Treasurer: Larry Pack (R-Charleston).

Commissioner of Agriculture: Kent Leonhardt (R-Fairview); Roy Ramey (R-Lesage).

Attorney General: John “JB” McCuskey (R-Charleston); Richie Robb (D-South Charleston); Mike Stuart (R-South Charleston).

Intermediate Court of Appeals: Mychal S. Schulz, Charleston; S. Ryan White, Charleston. (Editor’s note: Judicial races are nonpartisan.)

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 17: Jonathan Adam Pinson (R-Point Pleasant); Adam Roush (R-Hartford).

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

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

To reiterate, candidate filing runs through Jan. 27. Locally, Cromley’s office will be open from 9 a.m. to noon this Saturday, Jan. 27. Candidates may also file via a mailed certificate of announcement which 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, and its elections information, 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.

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