Election 2016 Results

Harrison County

Commissioner Paul Coffland -- 3,571 William Host -- 3,262 Recorder Josh Willis -- 3,491 Tracy Boyer -- 3,336 Harrison County — Renewal of 1.5 mill levy to benefit county home for five years For -- 4,663 Against -- 2,096 Harrison County — Renewal of 0.5-mill levy for ambulance service for five years. For -- 4,903 Against -- 1,903 Harrison County — Renewal of 1-mill levy for sheriff’s department for five years. For -- 4,537 Against -- 2,247 Bowerston Village — Additional 1-mill levy for parks and recreation for five ...

Jefferson County

Commissioner David Maple -- 15,940 Beth Rupert-Warren -- 12,652 Commissioner Tom Gentile -- 15,139 Greg Metcalf -- 13,418 Sheriff Mark Clark -- 9,422 Fred Abdalla -- 20,377 Judge Lisa Ferguson -- 14,404 Kris Haught -- 6,819 Steubenville City Schools — Additional 4.7 mills for general permanent improvements for a continuing period of time. For -- 3,809 Against -- 1,913 Jefferson County Joint Vocational School District — Renewal of 1-mill levy for for 10 years. For -- 19,470 Against -- ...

Monroe County

Commissioner (Term commencing Jan. 2, 2017) Tim Price -- 3,293 Patti Haralson -- 2,103 Mark Hutchinson -- 950 Commission (Term commencing Jan. 3, 2017) Fred Binegar -- 2,204 Carl Davis -- 2,553 Misty Tolzda -- 1,861 Judge (Unexpired Term ending Dec. 31, 2018) Cliff Sickler -- 2,973 Jason Yoss -- 3,354 Monroe County — Additional 0.5-mills to meet meet health department expenses For -- 3,396 Against -- 3,225 Monroe County — Additional 0.2-mills for construction and maintenance of Monroe Soil and Conservation District programs For -- ...

Republicans Retain Control of W.Va. Legislature

From Staff Reports Republicans retained control of the West Virginia Legislature in Tuesday’s election, scoring House and Senate wins even as their candidate for governor was going down to defeat. Thanks in part to Northern Panhandle voters, the narrow GOP majority in the state Senate was widened in the election. Two Senate seats currently held by Democrats in the First and Second Senatorial Districts were turned over to Republicans. In the First District, incumbent House of Delegates member Ryan Weld, a Republican, moved up to the Senate by defeating incumbent Sen. Jack Yost, ...

Weld Heading To W.Va. Senate Seat

Delegate Ryan Weld, R-Brooke, will move to the upper chamber of the state Capitol in January, as voters elected him to represent West Virginia’s 1st Senate District, unofficial results showed late Tuesday. “I am truly overwhelmed by this,” Weld said while celebrating. “It is just such a relief to see that the work that my wife and I put into all of this has culminated in this victory.” Preliminary results late Tuesday showed Weld with 21,056 votes, while incumbent Sen. Jack Yost, D-Brooke, collected 20,178. “Tonight was a huge win,” Weld said. “Our state has big ...

McGeehan, Zatezalo Keep Delegate Seats

Delegates Pat McGeehan, R-Hancock, and Mark Zatezalo, R-Hancock, will retain their seats in the West Virginia Legislature on the decision of voters in Hancock and Brooke counties. Both were elected in 2014, although McGeehan served a term in the House previously, from 2008-10. The pair ran against challenger Ronnie Jones, a Democrat. McGeehan secured 8,383 votes, according to unofficial totals, while Zatezalo took 7,000 votes and Jones, 5,530. “I’m just humbled and pleased by all the support,” McGeehan said. McGeehan, an account director for Frontier Communications, said ...