by Kate Shunney
Local registered voters have been casting ballots in the May primary election during Early Voting on new machines at the Morgan County Courthouse. Early voting continues through Saturday, May 11 at the Morgan County Clerk’s office.
Ballots can be cast at the courthouse during business hours, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m every weekday and this Saturday.
As of Monday, County Clerk Kim Nickles said 344 local voters had used new, smaller voting machines to mark ballots on ballot cards that are then placed in a ballot counter. Nickles said she expe
cts election night operations to run smoothly and quickly with the new devices.
In-person voting takes place on Tuesday, May 14 in the county’s 13 voting precincts, which open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m.
During voting in the May 14 primary, registered voters will select party nominees to represent their political party on the General Election ballot.
Voters will also choose elected officials for non-partisan judicial offices, the Eastern Panhandle Conservation District and the Morgan County School Board.
Non-partisan races
The following non-partisan positions will be elected on May 14:
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals – Division 1
Haley Bunn of Charleston
Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals – Division 2
Charles S. Trump IV of Berkeley Springs
Intermediate Court of Appeals
Elgine McArdle of Wheeling
S. Ryan White of Charleston
Mychal S. Schulz of Charleston
27th Judicial Circuit
(Morgan & Berkeley—5 judges)
Catie Wilkes Delligatti of Martinsburg, Division 1
Laura V. Faircloth of Martinsburg, Division 2
Debra McLaughlin of Falling Waters, Division 3
R. Steven Redding, of Martinsburg, Division 4
Michael D. Lorensen, Division 5
Family Court 23rd Circuit
(Morgan, Hampshire, Mineral)
Meredith Haines of Keyser, Division 1
Deanna Rock of Keyser, Division 2
Morgan County Magistrate—Div. 1
Angie Schmidt, Division 1
Keith Knotts, Division 1
Greg Miller, Division 1
Morgan County Magistrate—Div. 2
Michael Sullivan, Division 2
Debra “Debbie” Ditto, Division 2
Kim “KC” Bohrer, Division 2
Morgan County
Board of Education—2 seats
Chuck Bergen, District 4
Dylan Beddow, District 4
John Rowland, District 2
Party primaries
During voting in the May 14 primary, registered voters will select party nominees to represent their political party on the General Election ballot.
Candidates in each office on the ballot are listed below:
U.S. President
Running for the Democratic nomination for president are Joseph Biden Jr., Jason M. Palmer, Armando Perez-Serrato and Dean Phillips.
Running for the Republican nomination for president are Ryan Binkley, Nikki Haley, David Stuckenberg, Rachel Hanna MoHawk Swift and Donald Trump.
U.S. Senate
Running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate representing West Virginia are Don Blankenship, Glenn Elliott and Zachary Shrewsbury.
Running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate representing West Virginia are Bryan Bird, Jim Justice, Zane Lawhorn, Don Lindsay, Republican, Bryan McKinney, Republican and Janet McNulty, Republican.
Alex Mooney, Republican, if Charles Town
U.S. House of Representatives
Running for the Democratic nomination for U.S. House of Representatives representing the second congressional district (including Morgan County) is Steven Wendelin of Lost River.
Running for the Republican nomination for U.S. House of Representatives representing the second congressional district (including Morgan County) are Dennis “Nate” Cain, Joseph Earley, Alexander Gaaserud, Riley Moore and Chris “Mookie” Walker.
Governor of West Virginia
Running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Governor is Steve Williams.
Running for the Republican nomination for Governor of West Virginia are Moore Capito, Kevin “KC” Christian, Chris Miller, Patrick Morrisey, Mitch Roberts and Mac Warner.
Running unopposed for the Mountain Party nomination for Governor is Chase Linko-Looper.
Secretary of State
Running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State is Thornton Cooper.
Running for the Republican nomination for Secretary of State are Ken Reed, Doug Skaff, Jr., Kris Warner and Brian Wood.
State Auditor
Running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for State Auditor is Mary Ann Roebuck Claytor.
Running for the Republican nomination for State Auditor are Caleb Hanna, Eric Householder, Mark Hunt and Tricia Jackson.
State Treasurer
Larry Pack is running unopposed for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer. There is no Democratic candidate.
Commissioner of Agriculture
Running for the Republican nomination for Commissioner of Agriculture are Joshua Higginbotham, Kent Leonhardt and Roy Ramey.
Attorney General
Running for the Democratic nomination for Attorney General are Richie Robb and Teresa Toriseva.
Running for the Republican nomination for Attorney General are John “JB” McCuskey and Mike Stuart.
State Senate-district 15
Running for the Republican nomination for State Senator, district 15 are Craig Blair, Michael “Mike” Folk and Thomas “Tom” Willis.
Anthony Murray is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for State Senator.
State Delegate—District 89
Alyson Reeves is running unopposed for the Democratic nomination for Delegate, district 89.
Darren Thorne is running opposed for the Republican nomination for Delegate, district 89.
District 90
Running for the Republican nomination for Delegate, district 90 are George Miller and Mike Riccio.
Morgan County Sheriff
Running for the Republican nomination for Morgan County Sheriff are Brock Vanorsdale and Johnnie Walter.
Morgan County
Prosecuting Attorney
Running unopposed for Prosecuting Attorney is Dan James, Republican.
Morgan County Commissioner
Running unopposed for Morgan County Commissioner is Sean Forney, Republican.
Morgan County Assessor
Running unopposed for Morgan County Assessor is Debbie Weaver, Republican.
Absentee ballots
May 8 is the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot in the primary election. That application can be found at the County Clerk’s office and on the Secretary of State’s website.
Absentee ballots may be hand-delivered to the County Clerk until May 13, or postmarked by May 14, the day of in-person voting in the primary.