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State, local candidates file in Brooke, Hancock counties

CHARLESTON — Voters in Brooke and Hancock counties and throughout the state will have many choices in the May 8 general election.

Candidate filings with the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office and county election offices were required to be postmarked no later than Jan. 27.

The West Virginia secretary of state’s office and Brooke and Hancock county election offices have reported the following candidates had filed:

¯ U.S. Senate: Don Blankenship, Republican, of Sprigg, W.Va.; Bo Copley, Republican, of Delbarton, W.Va.; Evan Jenkins, Republican, of Huntington; incumbent Joseph Manchin III, Democrat, of Fairmont; Patrick Morrisey, Republican, of Harpers Ferry; Thomas Willis, Republican, of Martinsburg; Jack Newbrough, Republican, of Weirton; Paula Jean Swearengin, Democrat, of Coal City.

¯ U.S. House of Representatives (1st District): Ralph Baxter, Democrat, of Wheeling; Kendra Fershee, Democrat, of Morgantown; and incumbent David B. McKinley, Republican, of Wheeling.

¯ State Senate (1st District): Incumbent Ryan Ferns, Republican, of Wheeling.

¯ House of Delegates (1st District): Diana Magnone, Democrat, of Weirton; incumbent Pat McGeehan, Republican, of Chester; Randy Swartzmiller, Democrat, of Chester; incumbent Mark Zatezalo, Republican, of Weirton.

¯ House of Delegates (2nd District): Grace Davis of Windsor Heights, Republican; and incumbent Phillip W. Diserio, Democrat, of Follansbee.

¯ Family Court Judge 1st Circuit (unexpired term, non-partisan): Heather Wood of Weirton and Michael Safcsak of Wheeling. Effective Jan. 1, Wood was appointed to fill the unexpired term of William Sinclair, who has retired.

¯ Brooke County Commission: John Anthony Casinelli, Democrat, of Follansbee; A.J. Thomas, Democrat, of Follansbee; and Don Perkins, Republican, of Follansbee. Incumbent Jim Andreozzi chose not to seek re-election.

¯ Brooke Board of Education (non-partisan): Chris Byers of Weirton; incumbent Pam Dudley of Wellsburg; Stacy Hooper of Colliers; Jamie Lancaster of Colliers; incumbent Jim Lazear of Wellsburg; Ralph Smith of Wellsburg; Andrew Williams of Follansbee; and Ted Pauls of Bethany. Incumbent Michael Simon, who was appointed to the board last year following the resignation of Chad Haught, has chosen not to seek re-election.

State code prohibits more than two residents of a magisterial district from serving on a five-member county school board.

The winners of three seats on the Brooke board may be from the Follansbee, Wellsburg or Weirton magisterial districts. But no more than one candidate from the Wellsburg and Follansbee districts may win the election because there is one resident from each district on the board who isn’t up for election.

Voters may select candidates from any district and aren’t limited to those in the district where they live.

¯ Brooke County Conservation District Supervisor (non-partisan): Britney Hervey Farris of Wellsburg.

¯ Brooke County Democratic Executive Committee (female): Heather E. Stone of Bethany and Stacey Wise of Follansbee.

¯ Brooke County Democratic Executive Committee (male): Michael Traubert of Wellsburg; Ryan A. Brown of Wellsburg, George J. Kondik of Weirton and Arthur E. Sullivan of Wellsburg.

¯ Brooke County Republican Executive Committee: Becky Deitch of Follansbee.

¯ Hancock County Commission: Jeff Davis, Democrat, of New Cumberland; Tommy Ogden, Republican, of New Cumberland; Mark R. Tetrault, Republican, of New Cumberland.

¯ Hancock Board of Education: (non-partisan) incumbent Michelle Chappell of New Cumberland; Seth Cheuvront of Newell; Gabby Fighiroae of Chester; incumbent Toni N. Hinerman of Weirton; Danny Kaser of New Cumberland; and incumbent Larry Shaw of New Cumberland.

The winners of the three seats on the Hancock board may be from the Butler, Clay or Grant districts. But no more than one from the Butler or Clay districts may win the election because there is one resident from each of those districts on the board who isn’t up for election.

As with Brooke County, voters may select candidates from any district and aren’t limited to those in the district where they live.

¯ Hancock County Conservation District Supervisor: (non-partisan) Jim Anderson of New Cumberland; and Charles Pugh of Chester.

¯ Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee (female): Donna Olashuk Gialluco and Kathy Link, both of Weirton.

¯ Hancock County Democratic Executive Committee (male): Ronnie D. Jones of Weirton.

¯ Hancock County Republican Executive Committee(female): Susan Baldt of Weirton; Kathryn Barnett of Chester; Lizabeth Gregg-Baldt of Weirton; Patricia Waggoner of Weirton; Linda Wikstrom of Newell; and Donna Zook of New Cumberland.

¯ Hancock County Republican Executive Committee (male): Gregory Baldt of Weirton; Mike Chek of Weirton; Rob Denham of Weirton; Pat McGeehan of Chester; Scott Robertson of Weirton; Mark Tetrault of New Cumberland; David John Waggoner of Weirton; and Gail Wikstrom of Newell.

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