All schools in Upshur County will close at 1 p.m. today. All B-UHS sporting events today are canceled.

Upshur County 2020 General Election Results

The polls in West Virginia have closed for the 2020 General Election and officials are currently tabulating results at the Upshur County Courthouse.

In early voting, county clerk Carol Smith said of the 1,906 absentee ballots requested, 1,829 were returned. A total of 4,051 people cast in-person early ballots.

With all precincts reporting, total voter turnout in Upshur County was 70.98.

The results are preliminary, with the canvass set to begin Monday, Nov. 9. Mail-in ballots postmarked today can also still be counted under West Virginia law.

Upshur County Results
21 of 21 precincts reporting

  • President
    Donald Trump – 7,721
    Joe Biden – 2,247
    Jo Jorgensen – 166
    Howie Hawkins – 166
  • U.S. Senator
    Shelley Moore Capito – 7,739
    Paul Jean Swearengin – 1,947
    David Moran – 308
  • U.S House of Delegates
    Alex Mooney – 7,197
    Cathy Kunkel – 2,583
  • Governor
    Jim Justice – 6,907
    Ben Salango – 1,908
    Erika Kolenich – 985
    Daniel Lutz Jr. – 70
  • Secretary of State
    Mac Warner – 6,361
    Natalie Tennant – 3,503
  • Auditor
    John “JB” McCuskey – 7,201
    Mary Ann Claytor – 2,334
  • Treasurer
    Riley Moore – 6,035
    John Perdue – 3,713
  • Commission of Agriculture
    Kent Leonhardt – 7,147
    Bob Beach – 2,399
  • Attorney General
    Patrick Morrisey – 6,936
    Sam Brown Petsonk – 2,853
  • State Senator, 11th District
    Robert Karnes – 5,291
    Denise Campbell – 4,355
  • W.Va. House of Delegates, 44th District
    Caleb Hanna – 774
    Robin Cutlip – 276
  • W.Va. House of Delegates, 45th District
    Carl ‘Robbie’ Martin – 6,453
  • W.Va. House of Delegates, 46th District
    Adam Burkhammer – 709
    Robin ‘Bob’ Stultz – 228
    Michael Lockard – 40
  • County Commission
    Terry Cutright – 8,890
  • Prosecuting Attorney
    Bryan Hinkle – 8,768
  • Sheriff
    Virgil Miller – 9,050
  • Assessor
    Dustin ‘Dusty’ Zickefoose – 8,966
  • Surveyor
    Dale Bennett – 8,729

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